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INSHORE LIFEBOAT SHOUTS - July 2002
Details provided are indicative only ILB Service List July 2002 Inshore Lifeboat Reports Incident Date 06-Jul-02 Ready for Service Date 06-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 14:38 Ready for Service Time 14:50 Launch Time 14:38 Inshore Relief 2002 Shout Number 25 Helm Nigel Crang Location of Casualty Corbyns Head, Torquay Service At the time of the Shout the ILB was already afloat escorting swimmers on the Meadfoot to Churston Quay (Torbay) Swim and return. Three young people were trapped by the tide on Corbyns Head Torquay. They were picked up and dropped off on Tor Abbey Sands safe and well Additional Notes ILB returned to escort duty until 16:24 - see shout No 26. ================================================================================= Incident Date 06-Jul-02(2) Ready for Service Date 06-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 16:24 Ready for Service Time 17:48 Launch Time 16:24 Inshore Relief 2002 Shout Number 26 Helm Nigel Crang Location of Casualty 0.25 mile North Brixham Breakwater Service A 16ft open boat with six children aboard suffered engine failure near Brixham Breakwater. The ILB took them in tow and returned them to Paignton Harbour Additional Notes ILB support to Torbay Swim completed bjust before shout . ILB returned to Station ================================================================================= Incident Date 13-Jul-02 Ready for Service Date 13-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 14:18 Ready for Service Time 15:40 Launch Time 14:26 Inshore Relief 2002 Shout Number 27 Helm Gareth Dallow Location of Casualty Approx 1.5 miles North of Brixham Breakwater Service Jet Ski suffered engine failure and was drifting towards anchored cargo vessel and commercial dive boat with divers down. Inshore boat launched to assist and towed Jet Ski plus two adults to Torquay Harbour Additional Notes Nice thankyou added to crew 'tea fund' - thanks =================================================================================Incident Date 14-Jul-02 Ready for Service Date 14-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 22:18 Ready for Service Time 23:05 Launch Time 22:24 Inshore Relief 2002 Shout Number 28 Helm Nigel Crang Location of Casualty Brixham Harbour - Freshwater Cove Service Report of small boat with engine failure with a child in the water received from member of public via local Security Guards. ILB launched together with CG units tasked to investigate. Actually boat was following the now infamous Dolphin! Additional Notes False alarm with good intent. Lifeboat crew also joined in play with the Dolphin on the Boathouse slipway. ================================================================================= Incident Date 17-Jul-02 Ready for Service Date 17-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 16:33 Ready for Service Time 17:30 Launch Time 16:36 Inshore Relief 2002 Shout Number 29 Helm Nigel Crang Location of Casualty Churston Quay/Fishcombe Cove Service Recover injured person from Churston Quay beach to waiting ambulance at Oxen Cove, Brixham Additional Notes ================================================================================= Incident Date 18-Jul-02 Ready for Service Date 18-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 11:43 Ready for Service Time 12:30 Launch Time 11:43 Inshore Relief 2002 Shout Number 30 Helm Nigel Crang Location of Casualty Ansteys Cove, Babbacombe Service Inshore boat already launched as part of New D Class trials. A dog had possibly fallen off cliffs at Ansteys Cove, Babbacombe. ILB tasked to help in search Additional Notes Report details awaited ================================================================================= Incident Date 20-Jul-02 Ready for Service Date 20-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 19:18 Ready for Service Time 20:15 Launch Time 19:18 Inshore Relief 2002 Shout Number 31 Helm Simon James Location of Casualty Seaward end Brixham Breakwater Service Self Launch by Crew to 24 ft Westerly yacht Gekoo in difficulty near Brixham Breakwater Additional Notes Yacht returned under tow to Brixham Harbour ================================================================================= Incident Date 21-Jul-02 Ready for Service Date 21-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 17:15 Ready for Service Time 17:58 Launch Time 17:21 Inshore Demonstrator 2002 Shout Number 32 Helm Nigel Crang Location of Casualty Corbyn Head, Torquay Service Three students cut off by tide at Corbyn Head, Torquay picked up and landed at Tor Abbey Sands Additional Notes Inshore boat used was D602 - the Demo and trial version located at Torbay for approx one month ======================================================================================= Incident Date 28-Jul-02 Ready for Service Date 28-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 11:04 Ready for Service Time 11:45 Launch Time 11:04 Inshore Demonstrator 2002 Shout Number 33 Helm Nigel Crang Location of Casualty Off Breakwater end Service ILB went to assistance of a 10 ft dinghy with 2 adults and 4 children on board whose engine had failed. Towed to Zenica slipway Brixham Harbour. Additional Notes ILB was on Exercise at time of request. ======================================================================================= Incident Date 29-Jul-02(1) Ready for Service Date 29-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 09:19 Ready for Service Time 11:00 Launch Time 09:23 Inshore Demonstrator 2002 Shout Number 34 Helm Nigel Crang Location of Casualty Hopes Nose Area Service Two anglers failed to return home in early hours of Monday. Vehicle found unoccupied. 'T' shirt found. Coast Guard teams searching coastline. 10:23 Inshore Demonstrator located two persons fishing on Hopes Nose. Search reminated. Additional Notes Inshore Boat D437 also launched to assist. Visibility poor (fog) ======================================================================================= Incident Date 29-Jul-02(2) Ready for Service Date 29-Jul-02 Launch Instruct 09:19 Ready for Service Time 11:00 Launch Time 09:26 Inshore Relief 2002 Shout Number 34 Helm Gareth Dallow Location of Casualty Hopes Nose Area Service Two anglers failed to return home in early hours of Monday. Vehicle found unoccupied. White T shirt found. Coast Guard teams searching coastline. 10:23 ILB D602 located two persons fishing on Hopes Nose - search terminated Additional Notes Launched in addition to ILB Demonstrator. Note generally poor visibility (fog) ======================================================================================= End of Reports 02 August 2002 21:50 RNLI Torbay Lifeboat Station |
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