Despite a wet and windy bank holiday Saturday, over 400 visitors came through the big wooden doors at Exmouth RNLI boathouse on 25 August. Crew volunteers gave up their holiday time to give informative talks and tours around the charity’s lifeboats. Volunteers from the fundraising guild ran stalls which raised over £850 for the station.

Visitors were shown aboard both the all-weather Mersey class lifeboat Margaret Jean and the B class inshore lifeboat George Bearman which was moved onto the ramp for the event. Members of the RNLI sea-safety team were available to talk to throughout the day, bringing along their road-show lifeboat Evelyn M.

The Exmouth all-weather lifeboat, Margaret Jean was tasked at 5.59pm on Thursday 2 August following emergency calls to Portland Coastguard. There had been sightings of a yacht in difficulties to the east of Otter Ledge at Budleigh Salterton.

One of the calls to the coastguard had been from the Skipper’s partner who had reported that he was suffering from severe sea-sickness and needed assistance.  Another call had reported the yacht ‘spinning around in circles’ in the south-west  force four wind in choppy sea conditions.

Portland Coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI in-shore lifeboat George Bearman at 6.49pm on 1 August to assist in the rescue of two holidaymakers. The two casualties were rescued approximately two hours later with the help of RNLI volunteers, three coastguard teams and a Royal Navy 193 Sea King helicopter.

The 70 year old man and his seven year old grandson were making their way back from the western end of Budleigh Salterton beach to Sandy Bay holiday park when they were unexpectedly cut off by the high spring tide. The weather and sea conditions were moderate, with some rain at times throughout the rescue.

Following a rescue of four young men on October 23 2011, volunteer crew members Mark Champion and Andy Williams both received an inscription of thanks from the Institution on vellum for their roles. In-shore lifeboat helmsman, Roger Jackson who was awarded a bronze...

Devon and Cornwall Police via Brixham coastguards tasked Exmouth RNLI at 8.42am on Wednesday 18 July to assist in searching the river Exe. The in-shore lifeboat, George Bearman was launched at 9am following the recovery of a casualty by the police and ambulance...

A total of 17 volunteers gave up their Sunday morning on 8 July to attend extra first aid training organised by Lifeboat Medical Adviser, Dr. Jane Aitken. Four doctors were given roles and make-up to represent possible real-life casualties the boat and shore-crew...

Exmouth’s all weather lifeboat, Margaret Jean was tasked to assist a yacht in Lyme Bay at 9.34am. Portland coastguard had taken a distress call from a two-man crew aboard a yacht in rough weather conditions suffering from sea sickness. With winds at force six and a...

A number of children and parents from Little Otters Pre-School in East Budleigh visited the lifeboat station on the morning of 4 July with a donation. This followed a visit to their pre-school in May from volunteer crew member David Preece. After the visit and talk on...

RNLI shop volunteers joined Margaret Eaglesham, Souvenir Secretary to celebrate winning the South West Retail Supporters Award 2012. The certificate was presented at a regional ceremony at the charity’s headquarters at Poole on 22 June. Giving the award is crew...

A total of eight Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew plus Coxswain and Lifeboat Medical Adviser were tasked to assist a cliff faller at Orcombe Point on the evening of Saturday 16 June. Following communication from Brixham coastguards, Deputy Launching Authority Dave Ashman...