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All Weather Lifeboat - July and August
2007
Information displayed is
indicative only
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Incident Date
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29-Aug-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
29-Aug-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
23:10 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
23:48 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
45 |
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Coxswain |
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Roger Good |
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Mechanic |
Matt Tyler |
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Location of
Casualty |
River Dart
entrance |
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Service
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ALB Launched in
response to a report of a 30ft yacht and tender drifting out of the River
Dart with no |
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lights or
visible occupants. Occupants who were apparently asleep were eventually
woken and |
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returned the
yacht to her moorings. ALB stood down and returned to station. |
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Incident Date
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23-Aug-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
23-Aug-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
01:27 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
03:00 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
44 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Nigel Coulton |
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Location of
Casualty |
50 30N 003 27W |
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Service
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Launched in
response to a Police report of a 999 mobile phone call. Mobile positioned
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approximately 2
miles ENE of Hopes Nose. |
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Search carried
out and no targets identified. Following investigation into mobile phone
number a |
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hoax call
assumed. ALB returned to station |
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Incident Date
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20-Aug-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
20-Aug-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
14:11 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
16:40 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
43 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Nigel Coulton |
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Location of
Casualty |
8 miles ESE of
Berry Head |
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Service
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A crew member of
a yacht with two crew and on passage from Weymouth to Dartmouth was
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accidentally
knocked unconscious during an unplanned jibe. He recovered but his condition
gave |
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cause for
concern. Helo India Juliet and Torbay Lifeboat both tasked. Helo transferred
casualty to |
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shore and and
awaiting ambulance for onward transport to Torbay Hospital. ALB and crew
assisted |
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yacht into
Brixham Harbour. |
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Incident Date
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18-Aug-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
18-Aug-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
10:28 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:57 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
42 |
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Coxswain |
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John Ashford |
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Mechanic |
Nigel Coulton |
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Location of
Casualty |
Off Hopes Nose |
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Service
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In near gale SW
conditions a 26 ft fishing boat lost power and was unable to make headway.
ALB |
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launched to her
assistance and returned her under tow to Brixham |
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Incident Date
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14-Aug-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
14-Aug-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
01:41 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
02:45 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
41 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Matt Tyler |
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Location of
Casualty |
Off Brixham
Breakwater |
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Service
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As yachts began
to take shelter on the Fastnet race the 53ft yacht Anna with a Russian crew
lost |
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her mast and
rigging. They were unable to make harbour safely. Both Torbay Lifeboats
launched to |
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her assistance
and returned her to Brixham Harbour |
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Additional
Notes |
Near Gale
Southerly and torrential rain. |
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Incident Date
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11-Aug-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
11-Aug-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
17:26 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
20:10 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
40 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Matt Tyler |
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Location of
Casualty |
50 27.16N 003
13.01W |
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Service
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Following an
unsuccessful Pan Pan broadcast for a 26 ft angling vessel with a failed
drive the ALB |
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was launched to
her assistance. Vessel towed to Torquay Harbour. |
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Additional
Notes |
Approximately
10 miles East of Hopes Nose |
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Incident Date
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07-Aug-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
07-Aug-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:53 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:50 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
39 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Matt Tyler |
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Location of
Casualty |
Half Mile North
of the Breakwater End |
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Service
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A beam trawler
lost propulsion on approach to Brixham Harbour. ALB was out on exercise at
the |
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time and was
diverted to assist her to the Fish Market. |
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Incident Date
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07-Aug-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
07-Aug-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
02:57 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
09:02 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
38 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Matt Tyler |
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Location of
Casualty |
25 miles ESE of
Berry Head |
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Service
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The 32ft Yacht 'Lontano'
set sail from Cherbourg on passage to Dartmouth yesterday morning and
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suffered engine
failure in the early evening mid channel. With light airs the crew attempted
to sail for |
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a number of
hours but were mainly being moved by the tide. Pan Pan issued and decision
taken in |
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the early hours
to return them under tow. ALB tasked and returned yacht to Brixham. |
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Incident Date
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03-Aug-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
03-Aug-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:17 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:28 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
37 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Nigel Coulton |
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Location of
Casualty |
50 21.3N 003
30.1W |
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Service
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The 8 mtr
Centaur Yacht 'Palamena' suffered a fouled prop and was trapped by fishing
gear. Pan |
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pan issued with
no suitable initial response. ALB tasked to her assistance. The yacht did
manage |
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to free herself
and another took her in tow until the ALB arrived on scene. Yacht towed back
to |
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Brixham all OK
by the ALB |
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Additional
Notes |
2.8 miles SSE
(198) of Berry Head |
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Incident Date
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26-Jul-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
26-Jul-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
13:09 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
14:05 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
36 |
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Coxswain |
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Roger Good |
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Mechanic |
Matt Tyler |
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Location of
Casualty |
Off Hollicombe
Headland |
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Service
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Launched in
response to a report of a missing windsurfer. The windsurfer was thought to
be on a |
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track between
Paignton and Brixham and had not been seen for around one hour. ALB located
him |
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off Hollicombe
Headland at 13:34. He was recovered to the ALB and checked by Paramedic -
all |
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OK. Returned to
point of departure aboard the ILB |
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Additional
Notes |
Wind SW
gusting Gale Force 8 with very heavy rain - visibility very low. Conditions
not suitable for |
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Incident Date
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20-Jul-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
20-Jul-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
01:05 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
02:28 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
35 |
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Coxswain |
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Roger Good |
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Mechanic |
Matt Tyler |
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Location of
Casualty |
Possibly
Paignton Pier area |
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Service
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Following firm
sightings of two (possibly three) red flares reported from both shore and
afloat the |
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ALB was tasked
to the area of the sighting. |
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On passage to
the search area a further two white flares were sighted but not near the
original |
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position.
Extensive visual and radar searches carried out in Torbay but nothing found.
Search stood |
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Incident Date
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16-Jul-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
16-Jul-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
04:28 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
06:15 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
34 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Nigel Coulton |
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Service
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Launched to the
fishing vessel 'Elese' with engine failure and quite close to the Dartmouth
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Mewstone.
Returned under tow to Brixham all OK |
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Incident Date
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06-Jul-07 |
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Ready for
Service |
06-Jul-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
14:10 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
15:15 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
33 |
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Coxswain |
|
Richard Fowler |
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Mechanic |
Matt Tyler |
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Location of
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Meadfoot area,
Torquay |
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Service
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Torbay Lifeboat
was refuelling following her return passage from Poole. Refuelling was
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interrupted to
attend a casualty at Meadfoot were two Kayakers had capsized requiring
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assistance.
Kayakers made it to shore - ALB recovered Kayaks using the Y boat |
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Incident Date
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06-Jul-07 |
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Ready for
Service |
06-Jul-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
12:08 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
13:40 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2007 Shout
Number |
32 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Nigel Coulton |
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Location of
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8 miles South of
Berry Head |
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Service
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Fishing vessel
Lady Lou started taking water. The HM Coastguard requested the ALB escort
her |
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back to Brixham
lest the situation got worse. Her bilge pumps were able to maintain the
levels |
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but any other
failure would have been a problem. ALB escorted her to Brixham, |
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