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INSHORE LIFEBOAT
SHOUTS - Aug-Sep 2003
Information
on Shouts is Indicative only
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Incident Date |
27-Sep-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
27-Sep-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
12:29 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
13:10 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
63 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Berry Head South
Fort cliffs |
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Service
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Launched to
check on status of a Rock Climber near the South Fort - |
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Scabbacombe side
of Berry Head who had apparently been lowered to the cliff |
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base. All OK and
no problems. |
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Incident Date |
21-Sep-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
21-Sep-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
00:28 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
01:40 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
62 |
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Location of
Casualty |
200 yards off
Corbyn Head/Tor Abbey |
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Service
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Report of person
having gone for a swim some 45 minutes ago - clothes still on |
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beach near Grand
Hotel. Visibility reduced due to coastal mist - Both Boats |
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tasked to
attempt to locate this person. ILB recovered some 200 yards off shore
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and in a bad
way. Transferred to AWB and paramedics. |
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Additional
Notes |
This was
definitely a life saved- well done the team |
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Incident Date |
11-Sep-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
11-Sep-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
01:24 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
02:30 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
61 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Haldon
Pier,Torquay |
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Service
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Coastguard
received a '999' call reporting shouts for help from the sea off
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Haldon
Pier, Torquay. ILB tasked to assist. In the meantime a member of the publc |
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swam out to her
with a lifebelt and assisted her to the shore. ILB checked area |
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for any other
'party goers' then returned. |
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Additional
Notes |
Ambulance,
Coastguards and Police all attended - casualty taken to Hospital
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sufferng from
hypothermia. |
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Incident Date |
01-Sep-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
01-Sep-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:59 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:48 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
60 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Fairy Cove,
Roundham Headland |
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Service
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Launched to
young girl cut off by the tide at Fairy Cove, Roundham Head. |
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Transferred to
Paignton Harbour - all OK |
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Incident Date |
29-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
29-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
18:39 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
20:32 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
59 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Sharkham Point |
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Service
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Tasked to
possible body reported in sea by a fisherman at Sharkham Point. |
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Extensive search
- nothing found. AWB also joined search. Terminated at |
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Incident Date |
27-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
27-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:15 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:15 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
58 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Broadsands |
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Service
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Local 20ft
fishing boat 'Three Sisters' suffered a prop shaft failure. ILB launched |
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to return her to
Brixham. |
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Incident Date |
27-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
27-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:36 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
16:52 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
57 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Corbyn Head |
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Service
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Report of two
ladies cut off by rising tide and easterly breaking waves between |
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Corbyn Head and
Tor Abbey Sands. Got to safety under own steam - ILB stood |
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Incident Date |
25-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
25-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
10:35 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:30 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
56 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Hollicombe Beach
(Old Gas Works) |
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Service
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Two swimmers
reported to be in difficulty in the surf off Hollicombe Beach. |
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Easterly sea
running. Oscar 4 unable to reach. ILB, Shore team and Helo all |
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tasked. Swimmers
were assisted to shore by another. ILB crew gave first aid |
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pending arrival
of Paramedics. |
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Additional
Notes |
Two people
taken to hospital. Quite a strong current and heavy easterly swell
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Incident Date |
24-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
24-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
15:16 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
16:30 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
55 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Seaward side of
Orestone Rock - off Hopes Nose |
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Service
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Vessel reported
to have run aground on the Orestone Rock. Both lifeboats |
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launched to
their assistance. Number of other boats in the area also assisted.
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Boat refloated
with no visible damage and escorted part way to Teignmouth. |
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Incident Date |
21-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
21-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
13:35 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
14:36 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
54 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Babbacombe Down/
Oddicombe Beach. |
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Service
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Member of the
public reported an inflatable with two children aboard being |
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blown out to
sea. ILB and Coast Guard shore teams tasked to investigate. ILB |
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found nothing -
Shore team found inflatable matching the description on beach - |
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Additional
Notes |
False alarm
with good intent |
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Incident Date |
21-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
21-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
01:33 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
02:05 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
53 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Between Brixham
and Livermead |
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Service
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A Canoeist was
reported as overdue having paddled between Livermead and |
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Brixham and then
on the return journey not arriving when expected. ILB |
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launched and
Coast Guards called to check shoreline initially. At 01:52 the Police |
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located a man
carrying a canoe at the Imperial Hotel. Confirmed as the canoeist.
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Incident Date |
17-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
17-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
21:04 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:48 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
52 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Off Seven
Quarries, Brixham |
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Service
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Jet Ski suffered
electrical and mechanical failure. ILB tasked to recover craft and |
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Incident Date |
17-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
17-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
13:32 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
14:48 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
51 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Mansands/Sharkham
Point |
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Service
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Member of the
public reported three children in a rowing boat being blown |
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offshore. ILB
launched to investigate. Children all OK and in control but had for a |
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while been
caught in the tide. |
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Incident Date |
14-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
14-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
11:01 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:51 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
50 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Livermead,
Torquay |
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Service
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Report received
from member of the public that two young people were in |
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difficulty in an
inflatable dinghy. They were reported as calling for assistance.
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ILB launched to
investigate. Occupants all OK and made way to shore without |
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Incident Date |
12-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
12-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
01:19 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
03:13 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
49 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Paignton Pier
and beach |
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Service
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Police at
Paignton received a report that there could be two or three injured
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people in the
sea near the Pier - one injured person having been taken to Torbay
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Hospital. ILB
launched to search area. Nothing found. |
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Additional
Notes |
AWB also
launched to illuminate search area - Chivenor helicopter launched.
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Report was
later found to be malicious |
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Incident Date |
11-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
11-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
21:22 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:56 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
48 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Torre Abbey
Beach/Princess Pier |
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Service
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Two youths
reported near Princess Pier, Torquay in an inflatable which has |
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deflated.
Observed by member of the public to be hanging onto rocks. Upon |
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investigation by
Coast Guard it was determined they were having a good time on |
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a hot summer
evening - no worries |
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Additional
Notes |
ILB stood
down at 21:40 - two minutes from location |
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Incident Date |
10-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
10-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:19 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:02 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
47 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Beacon Cove |
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Service
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After towing the
hire dinghy back (46) the ILB was tasked to Princess Pier |
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where children
were reported as playing unsafely. ILB to give safety advice. |
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The location
quoted turned out to be incorrect and Oscar 4 had sorted at Beacon |
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Cove. ILB
released at 20:33 |
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Incident Date |
10-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
10-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
19:48 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
20:19 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
46 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Broadsands/Goodrington |
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Service
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A 12ft red
alluminium 'Sea Nymph' hire boat with 2 hp engine did not return at its
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due time of
17:30. ILB and others tasked to locate. ILB located boat on the |
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southern end of
Goodrington South Sands. Boat returned under tow to its |
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Incident Date |
10-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
10-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:27 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
17:21 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
45 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Between Thatcher
Rock and Meadfoot |
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Service
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Report of an
overdue swimmer between Meadfoot Beach and Thatcher Rock. |
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Both boats
launched to search. Found by 'Fly By II' at 16:37 - Search Stood
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Additional
Notes |
'Fly By II'
is a Torbay Harbour RIB used on busy days. |
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Incident Date |
10-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
10-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
11:59 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
13:08 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
44 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Elberry Cove,
Torbay |
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Service
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Young boy fell
on rocks at Elberry Cove. Assessment by Ambulance |
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Paramedics
required ILB to transport him from the beach in a basket stretcher
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with neck brace
to Paignton Harbour to a waiting ambulance. |
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Additional
Notes |
Sea transport
to Paignton offered the smoothest evacuation route. |
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Incident Date |
06-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
06-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
13:42 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
14:16 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
43 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Shoalstone
Beach, Brixham |
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Service
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Report of child
in yellow inflatable dinghy in difficulty off Shoalstone beach. ILB
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launched to
recover to shore. Inflatable returned to shore by others however in
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view of
conditions safety advice offered to a number of other inflatable craft, |
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Incident Date |
04-Aug-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
04-Aug-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:29 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
18:00 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
42 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Not Known |
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Service
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Report received
that a small boat had apparently run out of fuel. No position or
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further
description forthcoming. Direction Finding equipment suggested a
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particular
bearing. Detailed search carried out - nothing found. |
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Additional
Notes |
Investigation
ongoing to trace location. |
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