Exmouth RNLI volunteers were tasked today after H.M. Coastguard received an emergency distress transmission. At 11.26am today Wednesday 6 July 2022, H.M. Coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II to a report of an automated DSC distress...
Busy Sunday for Exmouth RNLI lifesavers
Exmouth RNLI volunteers rescued three from the water in two separate incidents yesterday. At shortly after 2pm yesterday 3 July 2022 the volunteer lifesavers on Exmouth RNLI All Weather Lifeboat 13-03 R & J Welburn were on exercise approximately half a mile off...
Exmouth RNLI lifesavers help stranded boaters
At 9:50pm on Friday 17 June 2022 the crew of Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II were tasked by H.M. Coastguard to a report of two individuals stranded on Dawlish Warren with a broken down 4 metre rib. The volunteer lifesavers, led by Inshore...
Exmouth RNLI lifesavers help rescue injured man
Exmouth RNLI volunteers attended reports of a man injured at Sandy Bay this afternoon. Following a call for assistance from their RNLI Lifeguard colleagues, at 3.32pm on Thursday 2nd June 2022 the crew of Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II attended...
Exmouth RNLI lifesavers rescue man trapped on sandbank
Exmouth RNLI volunteers attended reports of a man stranded on a sandbank on the River Exe last night. Following multiple 999 calls, at 8.44pm on Monday 9th May 2022 the crew of Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II were tasked by H.M. Coastguard to...
New data reveals RNLI lifeboat crews in the south west saved 93 lives in 2021 as Exmouth RNLI crew enter the MayDay fundraising challenge
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has today released its rescue figures for 2021, which show a total of 408 lives saved by the charity’s lifeboat crews and lifeguards last year – more than one life saved every single day, and a 17% increase in the number...
Busy Easter for Exmouth RNLI lifesavers
Exmouth RNLI volunteers attended two reports of vessels in distress over the Easter weekend. At 1.30pm on Saturday 16th April 2022, the crew of Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II were on exercise off Exmouth when they diverted to a 20 foot Arvor...
Exmouth RNLI lifeboat called to vessel causing danger
At 12.08pm today Monday 04th April 2022, the crew of Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II were tasked by H.M. Coastguard to attend to a report of a rigid inflatable boat that was drifting out to sea about 200 metres off Exmouth seafront. The...
Exmouth RNLI lifeboats join in multi-agency rescue of walker fallen down cliffs
Exmouth RNLI volunteers were tasked to a report of a fallen walker off the east Devon coast earlier this evening. At 6.25pm today Friday 18th March 2022, the crew of Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II were tasked by H.M. Coastguard to attend to a...
Popular Exmouth RNLI lifesaver launches into wedlock!
A well respected and long serving Exmouth RNLI crew volunteer took on a exciting tasking recently when he got married last weekend. Exmouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Helm, Henry Mock, tied a different knot when he got married to Romy Langley at Pratthayes Farm, Maer Lane,...
Exmouth RNLI lifeboat called to drifting yacht
At 7.45am today Tuesday 15th March 2022, the crew of Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II were tasked by H.M. Coastguard to attend to a report of a drifting yacht. The boat was reported off Exmouth seafront, had apparently slipped its mooring, was out...
Ministry of Defence Safety Notice : Straight Point Firing Range
Throughout the year, the Ministry of Defence operate a live firing range from Straight Point, at the coast just east of Exmouth. Public safety in the vicinity of the danger area out to sea is a priority and is managed by the Ministry by using radar, cameras, lookout...
Exmouth Lifeboat Station Ramp update
By 2020 the significant sand movement at the bottom of Exmouth lifeboat station’s ramp meant the Shannon class all-weather lifeboat and the inshore D Class lifeboat could no longer be safely launched and recovered directly from the station. There has been significant...
Exmouth RNLI lifeboat called to rescue paddle boarder
At 2.11pm today Friday 4th March 2022, the volunteer crew of Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II were tasked by H.M. Coastguard to conduct a search in the area off Orcombe Point, Exmouth following a report of an exhausted paddle boarder drifting out...
Popular restaurant raises important funds for Exmouth RNLI
Two outstanding fundraising projects by an Exmouth Restaurant have raised significant funds to go towards the purchase of crew clothing and essential locally based lifesaving training at Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station. Avid supporters of Exmouth RNLI, the highly...