Saving Lives.....
Everytime we get ‘paged’, we go………
Proudly serving Exmouth, and the wider community
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:
- The date of the launch
- A report of the incident
- A photo of the lifeboat involved
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 are launched.
2025
ALB
ILB
TOTAL
DNL
9/11/25 – ILB launched to male in the water at Starcross
5/11/25 – Both boats launched
1/11/25 – ILB launched to windsurfer off Brandy Cove
30/10/25 – ILB launched to kite surfer
5/10/25 – Both boats launched to suspected missing swimmer
3/10/25 – ILB launched to person in the water
2/10/25 – ILB launched to assist police
7/9/25 – ILB launched to stranded persons at Sandy Bay
2/9/25 – ALB launched to assist RIB taking on water
29/8/25 – ILB launched to assist yacht
29/8/25 – ILB launched to assist CRT
25/8/25 – ILB launched to assist RIB
Previous Years Launches
Year |
ALB |
ILB |
Total |
| 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 |



