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ALL WEATHER BOAT SHOUTS - April - May 2003 The latest shouts will be added to the top of the list - information given is indicative only. Enjoy your Boating Season Safely! Incident Date 28-May-03 Ready for Service 28-May-03 Launch Instruct 11:01 Ready for Service Time 13:06 Launch Time 11:13 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2003 Shout Number 16 Coxswain Mark Criddle Mechanic Location of Casualty Petitor, Babbacombe, Torquay Service Report of possible 'jumper' from Petitor resulted in observation of someone swimming near a 5 knot marker buoy. Police initiated a search via Coast Guard shore teams. Lifeboat tasked to carry out a search of the shoreline and on parallel tracks. Nothing found. Search terminated 12:30 Additional Notes Helicopter Rescue VA also tasked. Visibility not good with large fog banks but calm conditions. ========================================================================== Incident Date 17-May-03 Ready for Service 18-May-03 Launch Instruct 22:50 Ready for Service Time 01:15 Launch Time 23:04 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2003 Shout Number 15 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Nigel Coulton Location of Casualty 50 20.3N 003 23.7W Service Yacht 'Sabrina' on passage from Weymouth to Dartmouth suffered engine failure in strong South Westerly winds and was unable to make Dartmouth. Yacht issued a 'May Day' to which the Coast Guard responded. ALB tasked and returned yacht to Brixham Additional Notes May Day downgraded to Pan Pan. Yacht and owner all OK ========================================================================== Incident Date 04-May-03 Ready for Service 04-May-03 Launch Instruct 19:46 Ready for Service Time 21:25 Launch Time 19:46 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2003 Shout Number 14 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Simon James Location of Casualty 50 24.67N 003 21.82W Service 24ft Sloop 'Noon Tide' suffered engine failure - report received as AWB returned to moorings from previous shout. AWB launched to assist and bring vessel to Brixham Additional Notes Vessel location approx 7 miles East of Berry Head ========================================================================== Incident Date 04-May-03 Ready for Service 04-May-03 Launch Instruct 18:06 Ready for Service Time 19:44 Launch Time 18:16 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2003 Shout Number 13 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Simon James Location of Casualty Initially 50 20N 003 31W Service Dive Boat 'Jaffa' suffered engine failure whilst two divers still down. Jaffa drifting away from Dartmouth Mewstone where the divers were down. ILB tasked to locate divers. Divers found OK (see ILB report) and all returned to Dartmouth. Additional Notes ========================================================================== Incident Date 30-Apr-03 Ready for Service 30-Apr-03 Launch Instruct 20:09 Ready for Service Time 21:03 Launch Time 20:21 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2003 Shout Number 12 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Mark Criddle Location of Casualty Dartmouth Mewstone Service Dismasted yacht in vicinity of the Dartmouth Mewstone. Reported to be between the land and the rock - quite a narrow channel. ALB launched to assist. Additional Notes Yacht taken in tow by another and returned to Dartmouth. Shout terminated at 20:39 ========================================================================== Incident Date 20-Apr-03 Ready for Service 20-Apr-03 Launch Instruct 19:58 Ready for Service Time 20:35 Launch Time 20:08 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2003 Shout Number 11 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Steve Lunn Location of Casualty Paignton Harbour Service Report of small boat travelling between Gas Works and Paignton Harbour being swamped by waves - boat not seen arriving at Paignton Harbour. Subsequently found boat was safe and being recovered - search stood down at 20:18 Additional Notes ========================================================================== Incident Date 20-Apr-03 Ready for Service 20-Apr-03 Launch Instruct 10:21 Ready for Service Time 11:15 Launch Time 10:28 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2003 Shout Number 10 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Steve Lunn Location of Casualty Off Shoalstone Beach Brixham Service Divers position marking bouy observed off Shoalstone beach but no one in attendance. AWB launched to investigate - recovered gear belonging to a Teignmouth diver previously lost and not reported. Additional Notes ========================================================================== Incident Date 19-Apr-03 Ready for Service 30-Dec-99 Launch Instruct 20:43 Ready for Service Time 22:49 Launch Time 20:52 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2003 Shout Number 9 Coxswain Roger Good Mechanic Steve Lunn Location of Casualty Hopes Nose to Babbacombe Service Surf board washed up on Babbacombe beach - no sign of owner. Full coastal search initiated - ALB from Hopes Nose to Babbacombe, shore teams and Helicopter Additional Notes Nothing found. Seaa conditions bad NE Force 6 ========================================================================== Incident Date 18-Apr-03 Ready for Service 18-Apr-03 Launch Instruct 07:31 Ready for Service Time 14:44 Launch Time 07:42 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2003 Shout Number 8 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Simon James Location of Casualty 30 nmiles SE of Berry Head Service Single Handed Yachtsman near the Casquets Traffic Seperation Zone - in difficulty due to loss of navigating equipment resulting in extreme tiredness. AWB launched to locate him and provide assistance. Taken in Tow at 09:40 BST - arrived Brixham 14:15 BST Additional Notes Coast Guard VHF Direction Finding gave a good fix on his position. ========================================================================== Incident Date 05-Apr-03 Ready for Service Date 05-Apr-03 Launch Instruct 09:08 Ready for Service Time 10:05 Launch Time 09:18 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2003 Shout Number 7 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Simon James Location of Casualty Cod Rocks SE Berry Head Service Small fishing boat 'Three Sisters' suffered engine failure in close proximity to rocks. In danger of being blown on shore in NE breeze. AWB tasked and with assistance from another local boat recovered 'Three Sisters' to Brixham. Additional Notes ==========================================================================
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