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ALL WEATHER BOAT
SHOUTS - May-June 2004
Information
displayed is indicative of the shout
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Incident Date
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26-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
26-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
12:42 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
17:55 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
16 |
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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 |
50 28.26N
003.08.78W |
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Service
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Yacht 'Baranteena'
suffered a loss of her steering gear some 18 miles ENE of |
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Brixham in
strong/gale force SSE winds. Pan Pan issued. AWB tasked to the |
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casualty. Crew
member transferred to the yacht to assist with establishing the |
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tow.
Tow
established at 14:10 in very difficult conditions. Returned to Brixham
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Additional
Notes |
Arrived
outside Brixham Harbour at 17:15 after an uncomfortable three hours. |
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Incident Date
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22-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
22-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
09:18 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:30 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
15 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Steve Lunn |
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Location of
Casualty |
Assumed Torquay
Sea Front area |
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Service
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Launched to join
the present ongoing search for a missing male in Torquay. |
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(details ILB
Shout 27). Wind conditions making ILB search in open water |
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difficult.
Search terminated at 11:02 |
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Additional
Notes |
Missing
person found at his daughters house |
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Launch
Instruct |
01:55 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
03:28 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
14 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Steve Lunn |
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Location of
Casualty |
St Mary's Bay |
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Service
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On completion of
the previous shout the AWB joined the ILB and others in the |
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search for the
owner of a pile of clothes found on St Mary's Beach, Search |
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terminated just
before 3 am |
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Additional
Notes |
Just before 3
am the owner of the clothes was identified and found to be at
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Launch
Instruct |
00:57 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
01:55 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
13 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Steve Lunn |
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Location of
Casualty |
Thatcher Rock |
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Service
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Launched to a 6
metre 'Plymouth Pilot' with engine failure close to Thatcher |
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Rock. Taken in
tow and returned to Torquay Harbour. |
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Incident Date
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16-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
16-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
17:24 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
19:00 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
12 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Steve Lunn |
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Location of
Casualty |
2 Cables South
of Dartmouth Mew Stone |
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Service
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25 ft Sloop 'Holinella'
with three people on board .issued a May Day having |
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suffered engine
failure and being blown towards rocks near Dartmouth Castle. |
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AWB tasked.
Belgium warship 'Lobelia' launched RIB and recovered sloop to |
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the warship from
vicinity of the Mew Stone awaiting AWB. AWB returned |
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sloop under tow
to Dartmouth Harbour. All OK. |
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Incident Date
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15-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
15-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
14:35 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
17:28 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
11 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Steve Lunn |
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Location of
Casualty |
15 mile ESE
Berry Head |
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Service
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The 11 metre
motor cruiser 'Katanga' suffered a complete electrical and |
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mechanical
failure. She lost communication capability also. Yacht Lollipop |
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provided comms
and stood by until the AWB arrived to recover her to Brixham |
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Incident Date
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03-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
03-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
17:12 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
18:32 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
10 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Simon James |
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Location of
Casualty |
50 27.8N 003
26.2W |
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Service
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Fishing vessel
BM1 'Guyona' issued a May Day reporting a fire on board. A |
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number of
vessels responded and AWB tasked. Guyona headed directly for |
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Brixham and the
AWB stood close escort in the event of evacuation being |
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required. The
skipper suffered smoke inhalation and was given oxygen before |
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being taken to
hospital for a check up. On arrival at Brixham she was met by |
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the fire
brigade and all hotspots clear by 19:30hrs. |
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Additional
Notes |
Brixham
Harbourmaster acted swiftly to sort out potential
congestion as |
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pleasure
boats returned at the same time |
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Incident Date
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01-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
01-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
14:36 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
17:09 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
9 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Steve Lunn |
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Location of
Casualty |
5.5 Mile
NE Berry Head |
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Service
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Dive boat 'Sea
Horse' put out a 'May Day' including the information that she had
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suffered engine
failure with divers in the water. Around five vessels headed |
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for the area and
the AWB was also tasked. All six divers were recovered and |
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the RIB returned
under tow by the lifeboat to Brixham. |
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Additional
Notes |
Sea
conditions at the diveboat position were potentially difficult for locating
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divers. The
presence of others made the task easier. |
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Incident Date
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10-May-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
10-May-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
21:41 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
22:40 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
8 |
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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 |
Redcliffe,
Paignton |
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Service
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A
security guard reported three youths in a 13ft
boat off Torre Abbey |
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apparently using
paddles and possibly unable to start the outboard. |
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Coastguard teams
sent to search and check for the boat but nothing found. |
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AWB tasked to
search coastline. 22:03 a 999 call received from the small boat |
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and they were
eventually found off Redcliffe at Paignton. Three youths taken |
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on board
lifeboat and all returned to Paignton at 22:27 |
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Additional
Notes |
Portland Helo
R169 tasked but turned back when boat located |
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Incident Date
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04-May-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
04-May-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
14:09 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
14:18 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004Shout
Number |
7 |
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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 |
Near Shoalstone
Pool, Brixham |
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Service
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Windsurfer
reported to be in difficulty off the coast at Shoalstone Pool, |
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Brixham. With
the extreme winds AWB tasked. Just before dropping the |
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mooring ropes
the windsurfer managed to swim ashore abandoning the |
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windsurf board.
Launch stood down. |
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Additional
Notes |
Winds WSW
Gusting force 7/8 - with serious squalls |
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