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ALL WEATHER BOAT
SHOUTS - Jan - Apr 2004
Information
displayed is indicative only
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Incident Date
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20-Apr-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
20-Apr-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:54 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
19:17 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004Shout
Number |
6 |
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Coxswain |
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Roger Good |
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Mechanic |
Simon James |
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Location of
Casualty |
50 17.9W 003
37.6W |
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Service
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Report received
of an upturned 10ft dinghy with sails in the water |
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approximately
0.5 miles off the coastline at Strete Gate in Start Bay. ALB |
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tasked to search
area. Salcombe ALB also tasked. Found to be a 'Wayfarer' |
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lost from
Salcombe two days ago. Search terminated. |
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Additional
Notes |
Portland Helo
RVA also tasked. Coastguard shore teams and Salcombe ALB |
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Mar 17 - May
5 - 2004
Wednesdays
BBC1 7pm - watch our crew and other services
in reality -
no reconstruction here.
'Danger on
the Beach'
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Incident Date
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27-Mar-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
27-Mar-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:33 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:25 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
5 |
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Coxswain |
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David Hurford |
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Mechanic |
Simon James |
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Location of
Casualty |
Sighting 1 mile
NW of Berry Head |
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Service
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Red Flare report
received by Coastguard - numerous sightings and good fix |
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established. AWB
tasked to search area and expanding box search initiated. |
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Chivenor R169
also joined search. Red Flare canister found on coastline |
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consistent with
estimated position. Search terminated |
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Additional
Notes |
Position
estimate 50 24.7N 003 29.6W |
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Incident Date
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26-Mar-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
26-Mar-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
21:46 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
22:25 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
4 |
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Coxswain |
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David Hurford |
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Mechanic |
Simon James |
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Location of
Casualty |
Bixham to
Broadsands |
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Service
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Numerous reports
received by the Coastguard of a single Red Flare possibly in |
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the vicinity of
Churston Cove. AWB tasked to carry out a shoreline search |
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from Brixham
Fairway bouy to Broadsands. Search terminated at
22:16 |
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Additional
Notes |
Police
confirmed Red Flare launched in land from Churston Cove area. |
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Incident Date
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09-Mar-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
09-Mar-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
07:16 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
08:34 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
3 |
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Coxswain |
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David Hurford |
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Mechanic |
Nigel Coulton |
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Location of
Casualty |
Mouth of St
Marys Bay, Brixham |
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Service
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Motor Yacht 'Pan
Terra' suffered loss of power and was being blown on to the |
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lee shore of St
Marys Bay. |
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Pan Pan issued
and AWB immediately tasked to recover the vessel. Tow |
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established at
07:38 and returned to Brixham. |
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Additional
Notes |
Easterly wind
blowing and sea moderate to rough |
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Incident Date
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07-Mar-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
07-Mar-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
01:28 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
02:54 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
2 |
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Coxswain |
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David Hurford |
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Mechanic |
Steve Lunn |
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Location of
Casualty |
Possibly
Princess Pier, Torquay |
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Service
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Requested to
assist police searching for missing person thought to be a |
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serious suicide
risk. ILB and subsequently AWB both tasked. |
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Additional
Notes |
Coastline and
detailed Harbour search from Corbyn Head to London Bridge |
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No one can
remember such a quiet winter!
No Shouts in
February
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Incident Date
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01-Jan-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
01-Jan-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
08:23 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:50 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
1 |
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Coxswain |
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David Hurford |
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Mechanic |
Mark Criddle |
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Location of
Casualty |
1.5 miles NE
Berry Head |
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Service
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During a work up
trip two people suffered broken legs aboard the liner Queen |
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Mary II and
medical evacuation was required. The lifeboat was tasked to meet
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the liner at
09:00. The casualties were eventually transferred and safely |
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delivered to
Torquay Harbour for onward transfer to Torbay Hospital. |
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Additional
Notes |
The sea
conditions were difficult. Overnight a SE gale
blew until the early |
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hours and
then backed to NW creating a very confused sea and difficult
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