Saving Lives.....
Everytime we get ‘paged’, we go………
In an emergency at the coast, call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard.
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When someone dials 999 and the Coastguard determines that a lifeboat is needed, they contact our station’s Launch Authority. If the launch is approved, our volunteer crew are paged and immediately drop everything to respond. This is what we call a ‘shout.’
We’ve compiled a list of all the lifeboat shouts so far this year, with as much detail as currently available. Entries are listed in reverse chronological order, so the most recent shout appears first.
Some reports are more detailed than others, and we’ll update them should more information become available.
To keep things clear and easy to browse, each shout includes:
- A photo of the lifeboat involved
- Time and date of the launch
- A report of the incident, once all details have been confirmed
The final number represents the times we were paged but did not launch (DNL).
This can happen for a variety of reasons — for example, if a potential casualty self-recovers. In these cases, our crew still arrive at the station, but are stood down before either of our lifeboats enter the water
2026
ALB
ILB
TOTAL
DNL
26/6/26 – Both boats tasked at 20:50hrs by HM Coastguard to assist in a multi-agency search off Sidmouth
25/6/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 19:41hrs to reports of a swimmer in trouble near Pole Sands
21/6/26 – Both boats tasked by HM Coastguard to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
19/6/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 13:26hrs to carry out a shoreline search
15/6/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 15:09hrs to carry out a shoreline search
14/6/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 14:08hrs to assist a yacht with a fouled propeller
10/6/26 – ILB assisted kitesurfer while on exercise
8/6/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 23:44hrs to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
7/6/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 17:26hrs to a medical emergency.
7/6/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 16:29hrs to reports of a paddle boarder in difficulty.
4/6/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 09:12hrs to reports of people cut off by the tide.
31/5/26 – ILB tasked by HM Coastguard at 06:00hrs to assist Devon and Cornwall Police
Launch History from 2011
| Year | ALB | ILB | Total | DNL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 53 | 73 | 23 |
| 2024 | 27 | 79 | 106 | |
| 2023 | 32 | 78 | 110 | |
| 2022 | 25 | 62 | 87 | |
| 2021 | 18 | 45 | 63 | |
| 2020 | 27 | 52 | 79 | |
| 2019 | 15 | 63 | 78 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 60 | 73 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 67 | 81 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 60 | 73 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 45 | 57 | |
| 2014 | 16 | 57 | 73 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 58 | 65 | |
| 2012 | 15 | 45 | 60 | |
| 2011 | 14 | 57 | 71 |
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The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. But we couldn’t save lives without you. It’s your kindness that gives our lifeboat volunteers everything they need to launch to the rescue. You are behind every family reunited, every child educated, and every tragedy prevented.
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