Portland coastguard tasked inshore lifeboat, George Bearman at 10.50am on 12 February to search for a vulnerable man reported missing in the early hours of 11 February. The search was stood down after a sighting by a member of the public, a canoeist at 1pm today.
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Exmouth RNLI locate casualty after five-hour search
RNLI lifeboat crews from Torbay, Exmouth and Teignmouth launched in gale force winds and rain on Monday evening (28 January) to assist in a major search for a lone fisherman who was overdue returning to Brixham harbour.
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Exmouth RNLI to appear on Great British Railway Journeys
Exmouth RNLI will feature on the BBC Two programme Great British Railway Journeys on Friday 1 February at 6.30pm. Television crew and presenter Michael Portillo joined the charity’s volunteers for filming on what turned out to be an extraordinary day for the Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew last summer.
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‘Six on Saddles’ raise money for Exmouth RNLI
On 20 January, six members of the Exmouth RNLI lifeboat volunteer crew cycled around the Exe estuary to raise money for the launch and recovery vehicle for their new Shannon-class lifeboat, due by early 2014.
The team comprising an airline pilot, a life coach, a dentist, a nurse, a boatyard worker and a maritime security professional; left Dawlish football ground at 10.30am. Mark, Paul, Hedley, Lee, Steve and David were dressed in full all-weather lifeboat kit – yellow wellies, lifeboat leggings, jackets and helmets. Three of the crew volunteers strapped foam S O S letters to their backs to publicise the national life-saving at sea charity’s fundraising day (25 January). They were relieved of their lifejackets as they had said that they didn’t want to go ‘overboard’.
Exmouth RNLI volunteers rescue local kite surfer
Today, Exmouth RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager, Kevin Riley self-launched the inshore lifeboat, George Bearman after crew volunteers witnessed kite surfer fall in cold and rough sea conditions. The George Bearman launched at 2.21pm with Mark Champion at the...
Torbay and Exmouth RNLI lifeboats rescue six crew from stricken tug boat
Author: Colin Bower, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, Torbay
Volunteer crew members from Exmouth and Torbay lifeboat stations launched overnight to a tug that had been holed and was taking on water.
At around 9.30 pm on Sunday 13 January a major incident sparked off when the 70 metre tug Chritstos XXII was damaged by the boat it was towing.
Exmouth RNLI Fundraising Guild celebrate end of year
On 15 December, the Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton fundraising guild held their annual carol service. Volunteers from the guild presented retiring guild secretary, Maureen Chandler with a framed photo.
The carol service was held at Tower Street Methodist Church on a cold, wet evening. Reverend Beth McDowell welcomed and introduced the service which comprised carols and readings. Volunteer Deputy Coxswain Steve Hockings-Thompson paraded the charity’s standard. Readings from the Bible, poems and short stories were read by RNLI volunteers from the lifeboat crew, shop and the fundraising guild. Reverend McDowell ended the service with an emotional reading of The Lifeboat Prayer. Despite being a modest service attended by around 40 people, over £100 was raised in collection buckets.Exmouth RNLI volunteers aid two stranded fishermen
Brixham coastguard tasked Exmouth inshore lifeboat George Bearman at 11 pm on 9 December, on a dark and mild night. The call-out followed a mobile phone call from two stranded fishermen on Bull Hill Bank in the Exe estuary. The two men had been travelling to their...
Exmouth and Teignmouth RNLI rescue fishing boat
Brixham coastguard tasked both the Exmouth and Teignmouth lifeboats on the night of 6 December to assist an 8.4m netter taking on water between Dawlish and Exmouth.
The Exmouth all weather Mersey-class lifeboat Margaret Jean was launched at 9.58pm, minutes after the Atlantic inshore lifeboat The Two Annes from Teignmouth, in a collaborated rescue. The fishing boat was in danger of sinking three-quarters of a mile east of Langstone Rock, off Dawlish. Teignmouth lifeboat was launched first due to the location of the vessel and the speed of the Atlantic. However, it took 38 minutes and three attempts to locate the netter due to problems with the on-board navigation system. The three casualties from the netter were transferred to Teignmouth lifeboat for safety.
Exmouth RNLI fundraisers carry on despite floods
On 22 and 24 November, volunteers from the Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton fundraising guild ran two successful annual events during gale force winds and widespread flooding.
On 22 November, the Exe Sailing Club hosted a cheese and wine evening organised by club social secretary Mary Fagan. During the evening, Vice Commodore Dave Preston handed over a cheque for £666 to Exmouth RNLI Coxswain, Tim Mock. This amount had been collected throughout the year by the sailing club. The event was attended by over 120 people, including volunteer RNLI crew (past and present), RNLI officers and sailing club members. In addition to the cheque, the life-saving charity raised £290 on the night by way of raffle and admission tickets. The souvenir stall, run by the two Margarets was very busy, taking nearly £200.
Rebecca sings for Exmouth RNLI Shannon appeal
On 18 November, Exmouth-born Rebecca Newman returned to the stage she performed her first ever solo as a child, this time as a rising star soprano. Rebecca is raising money for the charity that saves lives at sea during her Coast to Coast Tour.
Exmouth RNLI rescue yacht adrift on river Exe
Brixham coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI to stop a drifting cruising yacht on 13 November at 5.31pm. The inshore lifeboat George Bearman with three crew volunteers aboard found the unmanned vessel on the river Exe, by the railway at Lympstone. The 23 foot cruiser broke...
Wedding Fever profile: Exmouth RNLI volunteer Mark Champion
The last of three Exmouth RNLI volunteers to tie the knot this summer, Mark “Max” Champion married Victoria on 8 September at Deer Park, Honiton. Earlier this summer, Mark received the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum for the role he played in the rescue of four young men in October 2011.
Exeter Swim school make a splash for Exmouth RNLI
Splash Swim school hosted a gala style mini-Olympics on 19 October, raising £145 for Exmouth RNLI. Splash Swim school teachers and parents volunteered their time to host a competitive event at Middlemoor giving children from as young as four, the opportunity to compete in swimming races.
26 children attended and all received a medal for entry, competing in the main strokes: front crawl; back crawl; butterfly and breaststroke. Depending on their age and ability, the competitors raced half lengths, full lengths, two lengths and took part in a fun woggle race. Points were earned for first, second and third places and the swimmer with the most points in each age category won a plaque, with the top three swimmers receiving certificates.
Clyst Vale Academy raise money for Exmouth RNLI on Harry Patch day
Students and teachers visited Exmouth RNLI on 22 October, one month on from when they raised money to remember Harry Patch and the role he played in World War one. Students raised £360.64 from a cake bake, poetry writing and creating a montage portrait of Harry Patch from a number of photos of him as a young soldier.
Harry Patch was the last surviving soldier known to have fought in the trenches of the first World War and briefly the oldest man in Europe. He fought at the Battle of Passchendaele and was injured in the groin when a shell exploded overhead on 22 September 1917. It killed three of his comrades, he was only 19. Patch referred to 22 September as his personal Remembrance Day.