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All Weather
Lifeboat - September to December 2004
Information
displayed is indicative only
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Incident Date
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19-Dec-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
19-Dec-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
07:26 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
08:01 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
44 |
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Coxswain |
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Richard Fowler |
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Mechanic |
Steve Lunn |
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Location of
Casualty |
Possibly Seven
Quarries. |
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Service
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Launched to
assist HM Coastguard with coastline search for a missing person |
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between
Fishcombe and Elberry Cove (Seven Quarries). 07:48 Person located
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safe and well -
search stood down. |
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Additional
Notes |
Wind ENE
Force 5 Gusting 7 - sea very rough |
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Incident Date
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05-Dec-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
05-Dec-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
21:14 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
22:04 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
42 |
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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 |
Between Elberry
and Torre Abbey |
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Service
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Both boats
launched to assist in a wide ranging search involving all services
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for a missing
person. Missing person located inland at 21:50. Search stood |
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Incident Date
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04-Dec-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
04-Dec-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
11:50 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
13:47 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
41 |
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Coxswain |
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Richard Fowler |
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Mechanic |
Simon James |
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Location of
Casualty |
2 mile SE of
Dartmouth Mew Stone |
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Service
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A 31 ft fishing
vessel suffered a fouled propeller. Pan pan issued but no |
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response. AWB
tasked to return her under tow to Brixham. |
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Incident Date
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27-Nov-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
27-Nov-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
17:40 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
18:35 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
40 |
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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 27.12N 003
30.63W |
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Service
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Launched to a 21
foot vessel suffering engine failure approximately 400 yds |
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off Meadfoot
Beach. AWB located vessel quite close to rocks, established a |
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tow and returned
her to Torquay Harbour. |
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Additional
Notes |
This was the
first shout for our refitted lifeboat just over one hour after taking
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Incident Date
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16-Nov-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
17-Nov-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
23:43 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
00:45 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
39 |
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Coxswain |
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Roger Good |
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Mechanic |
Nigel Coulton |
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Location of
Casualty |
100 yards North
of Paignton Harbour |
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Service
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Launched to
provide additional support in the search for a teenage girl reported |
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as now swimming
away from Paignton Beach in a distraught state. AWB on |
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scene as ILB
located and recovered the teenager. |
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Additional
Notes |
Refer to ILB
shout 54. |
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Incident Date
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15-Nov-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
15-Nov-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
01:10 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
05:10 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
38 |
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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 |
15 miles SE of
Berry Head |
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Service
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Beam Trawler 'Magdelana'
suffered engine failure. The Coastguards issued a |
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PanPan but no
response received. AWB tasked to her assistance. 'Magdelana' |
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taken in tow and
returned to Brixham |
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Launch
Instruct |
11:05 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
12:20 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
37 |
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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 |
Torbay Pilot
Station NE of Berry Head |
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Service
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The engineer on
board the Turkish freighter 'Nectari' suffered injuries during |
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ship anchorage
operations. Preplanned for pilots to bring vessel into Torbay for |
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11:30 where
lifeboat paramedics would assess and bring him ashore. |
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Additional
Notes |
Engineer
brought ashore and transferred to hospital for checks. |
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Launch
Instruct |
10:44 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:05 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
36 |
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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
Headland, Paignton |
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Service
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Launched to
check out report of a windsurfer in difficulty at Paignton - all OK
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and proceeded to
next shout which was preplanned earlier today |
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Incident Date
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27-Oct-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
27-Oct-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
18:27 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
19:45 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
35 |
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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 |
Princess Pier,
Torquay |
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Service
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The day of a
Great Storm! As the evening high tide approached many people |
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went to view the
waves - a person was reported to have been washed into |
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the sea at
Torquay. AWB launched but person self recovered however AWB |
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continued to
scene in case of another similar event. Police and Coastguards |
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cleared the
problem area and AWB returned. |
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Additional
Notes |
The tidal
surge was around 0.9 metres above predicted due to low pressure
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Incident Date
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13-Oct-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
13-Oct-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
12:00 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
17:30 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
34 |
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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 |
23 miles ENE
Berry Head |
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Service
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Fishing vessel 'GerryAnn
C' suffered a fouled prop and damaged gear box. |
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AWB on exercise
at time with Sea King Helo and proceeded to the fishing |
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vessel returning
her under tow to Brixham. |
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Incident Date
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10-Oct-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
10-Oct-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
13:53 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
14:02 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
0 |
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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 |
Institute Beach
Livermead |
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Service
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Crew assembly
only - preparing to go to the assistance of Windsurfer in |
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difficulty at
Livermead. Windsurfer made shore and met by Ambulance and |
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Paramedics.
Launch stood down. Weather Force 7/8 Easterly - big seas |
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Additional
Notes |
Other
windsurfers in area given advice and they relocated to other beaches |
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Incident Date
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05-Oct-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
05-Oct-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:45 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
23:22 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
33 |
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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 |
Teignmouth Bay |
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Service
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The 45 ft steel
fishing vessel 'Angelina' suffered a complete steering failure. |
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ALB tasked to
recover her to Brixham. |
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Incident Date
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03-Oct-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
03-Oct-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
11:34 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
12:24 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
32 |
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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 |
Shoalstone -
Berry Head |
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Service
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Launched to
investigate an inflatable with outboard and unoccupied floating |
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along the shore
line at Berry Head. |
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Found to be a
tender blown out to sea from Brixham Harbour. |
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Additional
Notes |
Y boat
deployed to check inflatable. |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:15 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:08 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
31 |
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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 |
1.5 miles ESE of
Berry Head |
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Service
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The single
handed yacht 'Betwixt' suffered engine failure and was unsure of
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position and
immediate coastline. The AWB was tasked to her on completion of |
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the previous
shout. She was taken in tow and brought into Brivham. |
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Launch
Instruct |
18:27 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
20:15 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
30 |
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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 |
1 mile SE
Dartmouth Mew Stone |
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Service
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Trawler LT535
Coren Bloom suffered a seriously fouled propeller close to the |
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River Dart
entrance. She is 23 metres long. Returned under tow to Brixham. |
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Additional
Notes |
AWB retasked
on completion to yacht Betwixt |
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Incident Date
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09-Sep-04 |
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Ready for
Service |
09-Sep-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
11:50 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:55 |
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All Weather Relief |
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2004 Shout
Number |
0 |
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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 |
Goodrington |
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Service
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Swimmer at
Goodrington in difficulty and rescued by others. Member of the |
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public raised a
999 call. Casualty recovered quickly to an Ambulance and |
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launch cancelled
as maroons went up! |
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Additional
Notes |
Assembly only
- no shout number allocated |
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