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All Weather
Lifeboat - September to December 2007
Information displayed is
indicative only
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Incident Date
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26-Dec-07 |
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Ready for
Service |
26-Dec-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
14:42 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
15:00 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
58 |
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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 |
Off Paignton
Harbour. |
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Service
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See ILB Shout 72
- ALB launched in support of the ILB following a report that the Jet Ski
driver |
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may be
unconscious. This was not the case and the ALB was stood down before
reaching the |
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Incident Date
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19-Dec-07 |
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Ready for
Service |
19-Dec-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
00:28 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
02:05 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
57 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Mat Tyler |
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Location of
Casualty |
Haldon Pier |
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Service
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Launched as part
of a search for an 'at risk' missing person thought to be in the area of
Daddy |
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Hole Plain. HM
Coastguard and Police Helo in attendance. Person eventually located and
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Incident Date
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18-Dec-07 |
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Ready for
Service |
18-Dec-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
04:21 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
05:20 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
56 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Mat Tyler |
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Service
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The 42 ft Yacht
'Inspiration' suffered engine failure approximately two cables off Brixham
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Harbour
entrance. She dropped anchor which was not holding in the Force 6/7 Easterly
and |
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heavy swell.
Pilot boat stood by whilst ALB launched. Yacht recovered by the ALB and
taken |
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in tow into the
Harbour. She was placed alongside the lifeboat pontoon to sort out her
engine |
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Additional
Notes |
The first
launch in anger from the new pontoon system and the first casualty returned
to the |
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Incident Date
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01-Dec-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
01-Dec-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:02 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
16:07 |
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AWB Assembly Only |
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2007 Shout
Number |
4 |
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Service
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Crew assembling
to search for a missing person - located as crew preparing to launch. Stood
Down |
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No All Weather Boat Shouts
during November 2007
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Incident Date
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31-Oct-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
31-Oct-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
05:15 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
07:28 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
55 |
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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 29.6N 003
27.2W |
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Service
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The 36ft Trawler
'Lucy Lou' with one person on board suffered a fouled propeller with her own
fishing |
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gear. ALB tasked
to return her under tow to Brixham there being no other vessels in the
area.. |
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Additional
Notes |
Approximately
5.7 miles NNE of Berry Head |
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Incident Date
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24-Oct-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
24-Oct-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
15:37 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
15:42 |
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AWB Assembly Only |
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2007 Shout
Number |
3 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Goodrington |
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Service
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Preparing to
launch following report of person in difficulty at Goodrington - strong
easterly sea |
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running. Person
recovered by others and launch stood down |
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Incident Date
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23-Oct-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
23-Oct-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
22:17 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
22:56 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
54 |
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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 |
South Bay
Holiday Park |
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Service
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Launched to
check the coastline and beach area of St Mary's Bay for a missing 25 year
old on |
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holiday in the
area. He went out for a short walk at 18:30. HM Coastguard and Police Helo
all |
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tasked. Shortly
after the search commenced the young man returned to his caravan. |
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Incident Date
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17-Oct-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
17-Oct-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
21:01 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:10 |
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AWB Assembly Only |
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2007 Shout
Number |
2 |
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Service
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Assembly only -
Preparing to launch as per ILB Shout No 69. Stood Down before launch. |
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Incident Date
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15-Oct-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
16-Oct-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
23:24 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
01:25 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
53 |
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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 |
Initial Position
50 21.9N 003 12.1W |
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Service
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ALB launched to
evacuate a fisherman from a beam trawler. He had suffered a severed thumb in
an |
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accident on
board. Trawler approx 11 miles ESE of Berry Head. Crew GP and Paramedic on
board |
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the lifeboat.
Casualty brought ashore by lifeboat to an awaiting ambulance at Haldon Pier,
Torquay |
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Additional
Notes |
Wind in the
SW at Force 4/5 |
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Incident Date
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11-Oct-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
11-Oct-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
21:19 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
22:20 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
52 |
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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 |
Berry
Head |
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Service
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Following a
third party contact with HM Coastguard reporting that a boat had run aground
at |
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Roundham Head
both lifeboats were tasked. However the casualty could not be located. White
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flares were
launched and the casualty position placed them at Berry Head. Both boats
attended |
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however the
casualty vessel was well grounded and the occupants had made it ashore with
help |
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from the
Coastguard team. Both boats returned to station. |
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Incident Date
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04-Oct-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
04-Oct-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:36 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
23:11 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
51 |
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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 |
Between Brixham
and Goodrington |
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Service
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Both lifeboats
launched as part of a multi unit search for a missing 13 year old girl.
Personal |
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property had
been found between Brixham and Elberry Cove prompting the search. Intensive
search |
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of all areas
close to shore and inland between Brixham and Goodrington. Young lady
arrived home |
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at 22:30 -
search terminated. |
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Incident Date
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29-Sep-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
29-Sep-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
19:56 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:47 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
50 |
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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 |
Possibly Between
Roundham and Hopes Nose |
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Service
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Following mobile
phone calls to the emergency services from a male apparently in the sea and
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threatening
suicide a full scale search was initiated. Both lifeboats, HM Coastguard
teams and Helo |
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VA were all
tasked. Very intensive shore line searches carried out. Person concerned was
located |
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in land at
21:30. Search terminated and all units returned to station |
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Incident Date
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20-Sep-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
20-Sep-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
19:47 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
20:39 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
49 |
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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 |
Meadfoot -
between East Shag and Thatcher Rock |
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Service
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Dive vessel
'Jennifer Ann' lost all power with two divers still in the water. May Day
issued and both |
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the ILB and ALB
were tasked. Jennifer Ann managed to get her engine started as the ILB
approached |
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and recovered
the two divers who were OK, ALB escorted them back to Torquay Harbour. |
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Incident Date
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20-Sep-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
20-Sep-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
09:58 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
13:14 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
48 |
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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 |
50 08N 003 34W |
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Service
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Beam trawler 'Harmes
Johannes' suffered a fire which was brought under control - Salcombe
lifeboat |
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attended
initially and Torbay launched to escort her back to Brixham lest any further
problems |
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Incident Date
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11-Sep-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
11-Sep-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:45 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:21 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
47 |
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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 |
North of
Paignton Pier |
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Service
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Launched to
support the search in progress (ILB Shout 59) for a missing kayaker. He was
found |
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shortly after
launch however ALB continued lest further support required. ALB released at
21:08 |
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Incident Date
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01-Sep-07 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
01-Sep-07 |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:06 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
17:37 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2007 Shout
Number |
46 |
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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 19.40N 003
01.67W |
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Service
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The dive boat
'Black and Blue' was some twenty miles east of Berry Head when she reported
a diver |
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who had been
missing for over one and a half hours. The Coastguards raised a general May
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Day.
The ALB was launched to join the search. Before arriving on scene the
dive boat 'Wave |
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Chieftain'
located and recovered the diver at 16:40. The diver was apparently all OK.
The ALB was |
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released to
return to station. |
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Additional
Notes |
HMS
Nottingham acted as OSC (On Scene Commander) |
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