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ALL WEATHER BOAT - Services Jan - Mar 2002
AWB Service List 2002 All Weather Severn Class Lifeboat Reports Incident Date 15-Jan-02 Ready for Service Date 16-Jan-02 Launch Instruct 21:15 Ready for Service Time 00:05 Launch Time 21:20 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 1 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Mark Criddle MRSC Reference BX/0017/02 Location of Casualty 10 Miles East Hopes Nose Service Medivac of Johanna Maria Crew member. Conditions not good - Paramedic put on board stayed on board until anchored in Torbay Additional Notes ======================================================================= Incident Date 21-Jan-02 Ready for Service Date 21-Jan-02 Launch Instruct 03:54 Ready for Service Time 19:30 Launch Time 04:08 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 2 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Mark Criddle MRSC Reference BX/0023/02 Location of Casualty 49 45.9N 003.55.4W Service MOB - English Channel 45 miles South of Berry Head. From French fishing Vessel 'Côte da lbatre'. Salcombe Lifeboat tasked at same time. Air craft also tasked. Four French trawlers assisted in search patterns Additional Notes Horrendous weather conditions - crew strapped in for some of trip This was the longest mission for the Torbay Boat in recent history ======================================================================= Incident Date 28-Jan-02 Ready for Service Date 29-Jan-02 Launch Instruct 22:45 Ready for Service Time 00:45 Launch Time 22:48 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 3 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Mark Criddle MRSC Reference BX/0033/02 Location of Casualty 2.7 nmile E of Hopes Nose Service Ship Veta reported member of crew unwell. Lifeboat despatched with paramedic to investigate. No action resulted - crew member stayed on board Additional Notes ======================================================================= Incident Date 31-Jan-02 Ready for Service Date 31-Jan-02 Launch Instruct 14:50 Ready for Service Time 17:34 Launch Time 15:01 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 4 Coxswain Mark Criddle Mechanic Simon James MRSC Reference BX/0038/02 Location of Casualty 3.2 nmiles South of Berry Head Service Fishing Vessel reported fouled propeller and unable to make way. No vessels in the area. Towed to Dartmouth Additional Notes ======================================================================= Incident Date 05-Feb-02 Ready for Service Date 05-Feb-02 Launch Instruct 20:22 Ready for Service Time 21:29 Launch Time 20:32 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 5 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Mark Criddle MRSC Reference BX/0051/02 Location of Casualty Due N 4.5 nmiles Service Red Flare reported by four people - estimated position Oddicombe area. Launched to investigate - nothing found Additional Notes ======================================================================= Incident Date 07-Feb-02 Ready for Service Date 07-Feb-02 Launch Instruct 10:46 Ready for Service Time 13:40 Launch Time 10:53 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 6 Coxswain Mark Criddle Mechanic Nigel Coulton MRSC Reference BX/0055/02 Location of Casualty 4.5 miles ExN of Hopes Nose Service Fishing Vessel 'Christina' engine failure with gear down. One Crew member unwell. Attended with fishing boat Endurance. 'Christina and crew member returned to Brixham Additional Notes A nice thankyou to the Station - one 'lucky dip' National Lottery Ticket ======================================================================= Incident Date 14-Feb-02 Ready for Service Date 14-Feb-02 Launch Instruct 20:57 Ready for Service Time 22:51 Launch Time 21:07 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 7 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Simon James MRSC Reference BX/0067/02 Location of Casualty 222 deg 3.8 nmile from station Service Report of missing person from vessel 'Mystery' moored on a pontoon in the River Dart near the 'Nos Nova' floating restaurant. Missing person found by CG on another vessel. Additional Notes Coastguard teams assisted. Satisfactory outcome. ======================================================================= Incident Date 16-Feb-02 Ready for Service Date 16-Feb-02 Launch Instruct 17:55 Ready for Service Time 20:40 Launch Time 17:57 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 8 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Simon James MRSC Reference BX/0070/02 Location of Casualty 50 19.6N 003 31.4W 0.5 m S Mew Stone Service Sailing Trawler Pilgrim suffered gearbox failure - no vessels in area. CG requested ALB to recover Additional Notes Five persons on board ======================================================================= Incident Date 24-Feb-02 Ready for Service Date 24-Feb-02 Launch Instruct 11:55 Ready for Service Time 15:05 Launch Time 11:55 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 9 Coxswain Mark Criddle Mechanic Nigel Coulton MRSC Reference PO/0075/02 Location of Casualty 50 30.0 N 002 59 W Service Fishing Vessl MV Flourish reported taking water and engines stopped. Pumps supplied by Helicopter. Additional Notes Helicopter and Exmouth Lifeboat also tasked . On arrival Exmouth AWB relieved Brixham. AWB on Exercise at time of Incident. ======================================================================= Incident Date 02-Mar-02 Ready for Service Date 02-Mar-02 Launch Instruct 15:47 Ready for Service Time 16:18 Launch Time 15:55 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 10 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Steve Lunn MRSC Reference BX/0091/02 Location of Casualty 1 nm South Berry Head Service Motor Vessel Tracy Ann reported engine problems close to rocks South of Berry Head Additional Notes Got Engine going and made own way. ALB escorted for a while to mid Torbay ======================================================================= Incident Date 15-Mar-02 Ready for Service Date 15-Mar-02 Launch Instruct 20:54 Ready for Service Time 22:30 Launch Time 21:05 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 11 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Steve Lunn MRSC Reference BX/0105/02 Location of Casualty 335 deg 3.5 nmiles Service In conjunction with ILB Shoreline search for person allegedly at risk of jumping of a cliff between Poundham and Torquay Harbour Additional Notes Person subsequently found in Torquay Town - Other services stood down at 00:30 ======================================================================= Incident Date 23-Mar-02 Ready for Service Date 23-Mar-02 Launch Instruct 11:50 Ready for Service Time 14:04 Launch Time 11:59 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 12 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Simon James MRSC Reference BX/0118/02 Location of Casualty 50 deg 14 N 003 deg 17 W - 20 miles SE Bhead Service French Fisherman severed two fingers in winch - request from French Coastguard via Falmouth to evacuate casualty Additional Notes Paramedic on Crew. Casualty transferred to Torbay Hospital ======================================================================= Incident Date 24-Mar-02 Ready for Service Date 24-Mar-02 Launch Instruct 14:49 Ready for Service Time 15:30 Launch Time 14:55 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 13 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Simon James MRSC Reference BX/0120/02 Location of Casualty 1 mile W Breakwater (Elbury Cove area) Service Angling Boat - Gear Box seized after propeller fouled Additional Notes Towed to Mooring at Brixham ======================================================================= Incident Date 26-Mar-02 Ready for Service Date 26-Mar-02 Launch Instruct 15:30 Ready for Service Time 19:15 Launch Time 15:39 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 14 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Simon James MRSC Reference BX/0000/02 Location of Casualty 14 nmile East of Berry Head Service Yacht with seriously fouled propeller (suspected cod end of trawl) requested assistance. Yacht towed to Brixham. Additional Notes ======================================================================= Incident Date 30-Mar-02 Ready for Service Date 30-Mar-02 Launch Instruct 20:31 Ready for Service Time 21:35 Launch Time 20:39 All Weather Boat (AWB) 2002 Shout Number 15 Coxswain David Hurford Mechanic Nigel Coulton MRSC Reference BX/0000/02 Location of Casualty 1.5 nmiles NE Brixham Breakwater Service Motor Sailing Yacht becalmed with gear box failure. Towed to Bixham Marina Additional Notes Nice contribution to the tea and coffee fund - thankyou ======================================================================= End of Report(s) 02 April 2002 00:19 RNLI Torbay Lifeboat Station |
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