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INSHORE LIFEBOAT
SHOUTS - Jun - Jul 2003
The most
recent shouts will be added at the top of the list. Information given is
indicative only.
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Incident Date |
31-Jul-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
31-Jul-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:04 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
23:00 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
41 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Brixham Harbour |
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Service
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Two Dolphins
have spent the last twenty four hours in Brixham
Harbour and |
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around the
Lifeboat Station moorings. Large crowds gathered. It was decided
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with assistance
from both the RSPCA and Coastguard staff to check them over |
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Additional
Notes |
Much
Interest!! |
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Incident Date |
27-Jul-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
27-Jul-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
12:02 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
12:23 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
40 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Elberry Cove -
Churston Point |
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Service
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Speed Boat 'Zanadu'
suffered complete electrical failure. ILB on exercise at the |
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time observed
the occupants waving for assistance and went to their help. |
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Taken in tow for
a while then electrics recovered. Escorted back to Brixham |
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Incident Date |
22-Jul-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
22-Jul-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
00:30 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
01:56 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
39 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Fairy Cove,
Paignton Harbour |
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Service
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The Paignton
Police requested assistance locating a person who may have |
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entered the
water at Fairy Cove, Paignton. A very extensive search was carried |
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out both on the
water and on shore. Nothing found and both lifeboats |
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involvement
ended at 01:48 |
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Additional
Notes |
Police
Helicopter & Coast Guard Shore teams also involved in a very detailed
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Incident Date |
21-Jul-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
21-Jul-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
13:04 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
14:12 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
38 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Beacon Cove,
Torquay |
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Service
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Person reported
clinging to rock off Beacon Cove. ILB tasked to assist. Person |
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recovered from
water and taken to Beacon Quay by Oscar 4 together with a |
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member of
'Living World' who entered the water to assist person in trouble. |
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Additional
Notes |
Living World
employee supported individual in trouble until Oscar 4 and ILB
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arrived. Both
taken to hospital for check up. |
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Incident Date |
20-Jul-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
20-Jul-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
11:49 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
12:28 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
37 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Torre Abbey
Sands, Torquay |
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Service
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24 ft Yacht with
four people on board reported to be running aground on the |
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Torre Abbey
steps. ILB launched to assist. Recovered and escorted to Haldon |
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Pier by Oscar 4.
ILB released and returned to station |
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Additional
Notes |
Oscar 4 is
the Torbay Harbour Masters' RIB that is in service around Torbay
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during the
Summer months. |
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Incident Date |
19-Jul-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
19-Jul-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
23:14 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
23:51 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
36 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Coastline -
Brixham-Severn Quarry |
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Service
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Three youths
apparently 'lost' on Coast Path - possibly Fishcombe |
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Cove/Churston
Cove, Brixham. ILB and Coast Guard Shore teams searching. |
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Additional
Notes |
Youths
located above Churston Cove - ILB Helm guided them down and CG
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Team met
them. Reunited with parents at 00:25 |
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19-Jul-03 - Two Crew Assemblies - Launch
Cancelled Reports 34 & 35
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Incident Date |
17-Jul-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
17-Jul-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:02 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
21:12 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
33 |
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Location of
Casualty |
0.5 mile NE Brix
Breakwater |
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Service
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Launched to
assist capsized catamaran (see AWB Shout 28). Assisted in |
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righting
catamaran and escorting for a short while before going to Paignton
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Harbour to check
out May Day call. |
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Incident Date |
14-Jul-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
14-Jul-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
05:26 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
06:47 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
32 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Princess Pier,
Torquay |
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Service
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Recover body
adjacent to Princess Pier, Torquay. |
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Additional
Notes |
Police and
Coast Guards in attendance |
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Incident Date |
13-Jul-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
13-Jul-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
14:53 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
15:00 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
31 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Torre Abbey
sands |
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Service
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Launch initiated
for children apparently in difficulty in a dinghy off Torre Abbey.
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All reported
safe as ILB hit the water. Shout cancelled. |
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Additional
Notes |
Today we have
had three abortive launches - crew assembled and shout |
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cancelled -
its been one of those wonderfully sunny Sundays of Summer - |
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everyone on
the water or nearby! |
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Incident Date |
12-Jul-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
12-Jul-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
11:10 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
12:01 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
30 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Off Paignton
Beach |
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Service
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Jet Ski broken
down off Paignton Beach with water in engine! Attracted attention |
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with Red Flares.
Western Lady stood by until ILB arrived. |
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Additional
Notes |
Towed to
Paignton Harbour |
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Incident Date |
29-Jun-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
29-Jun-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:54 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
17:55 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
29 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Broadsands,
Torbay |
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Service
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Four children
were observed cut off by the rising tide on the rocks to the north
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of Broadsands
Beach. ILB and Coast Guard shore teams tasked to their |
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assistance. ILB
crew recovered them and returned them to Broadsands where |
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they were met by
the Coast Guard |
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Additional
Notes |
A
considerable easterly swell and breaking waves tested the skill of the
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helmsman in
between a small channel to the casualty location. |
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Incident Date |
29-Jun-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
29-Jun-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
11:45 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
12:25 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
28 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Goodrington
Beach |
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Service
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Whilst on
exercise the ILB observed a Bayliner 19 being swamped by breaking
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surf just off
Goodrinton Beach. ILB went to their assistance, towed them out of
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the surf and
back to Brixham. |
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Additional
Notes |
The Bayliner
crew suffered some engine difficulty on leaving Paignto Harbour
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and made for
Goodrington Beach to rectify not realising there was a heavy swell |
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Incident Date |
23-Jun-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
23-Jun-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:05 |
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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 |
27 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Off Roundham
Head, Paignton |
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Service
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16ft Fletcher
Speed boat broken down with two adults and child on board. ILB |
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tasked to return
them to Paignton Harbour. |
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Incident Date |
21-Jun-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
21-Jun-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
13:16 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
13:55 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
26 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Torre Abbey
Sands, Torquay |
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Service
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Report received
of an inflatable being blown out to sea. ILB tasked to |
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investigate. All
OK - person swimming and pushing it along. |
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Additional
Notes |
ILB was
afloat at time to observe Red Devil parachute jump into Brixham
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Harbour hence
immediate response |
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Incident Date |
20-Jun-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
20-Jun-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
09:52 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:42 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
25 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Near 'The Chair
Rock', Oddicombe Beach, Torquay |
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Service
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The Coast Guard
received a report of a body at Oddicombe Beach, Torquay. |
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ILB Launched to
assist recovery. Body recovered and transported to Haldon |
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Additional Notes |
Initial report was of body in water - actually body on cliff
face. |
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Incident Date |
17-Jun-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
17-Jun-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
22:21 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
22:45 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
24 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Broadsands to
Goodrington |
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Service
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Youth canoeing
between Broadsands and Goodrington was expected to land at |
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21:00. Reported
as missing. Search stood down at 22:33 |
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Additional
Notes |
Youth
contacted Coast Guard at 22:33 safe and well |
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Incident Date |
15-Jun-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
15-Jun-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
14:32 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
16:15 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
23 |
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Location of
Casualty |
50 21.3N 003
29.3W 1 mile East Scabbacombe Head |
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Service
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Colvic 20
fishing boat 'Solo' suffered a fuel line failure. Coastguard issued Pan
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Pan but no
suitable response. Inshore lifeboat tasked as All Weather Boat |
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already tasked.
'Solo' returned under tow part way to Brixham. Repair made and |
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Solo made her
own way under observation. |
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Incident Date |
08-Jun-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
08-Jun-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
13:08 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
13:48 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
22 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Corbyn Head,
Torquay. |
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Service
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Four children
(average age 10 years) reported as cut off by the tide at Corbyn
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Head. ILB tasked
to assist them to shore. Coast Guard shore team in attendance. |
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Additional
Notes |
Safety advice
given by Coast Guards |
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Incident Date |
04-Jun-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
04-Jun-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
18:21 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
19:46 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
21 |
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Location of
Casualty |
200 Metres off
Goodrington Beach |
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Service
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Person reported
in sea 200 metres off Goodrington Beach and fully clothed. ILB |
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and others
tasked to area. Person recovered from sea and taken by the ILB to
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Paignton Harbour
where they were met by the Police and Ambulance. |
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Additional
Notes |
May Day Relay
issued - Constant Friend and Pilgrim responded. Coast Guard |
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shore team
and Helo all tasked. |
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Incident Date |
02-Jun-03 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
02-Jun-03 |
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Launch
Instruct |
20:08 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
20:38 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
20 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Fishcombe Cove,
Brixham |
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Service
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Two children on
a swimming raft in Fishcombe Cove were reported as reluctant |
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to swim ashore.
ILB tasked to investigate. Found a large seal swimming around |
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the raft hence
reluctance of children to swim ashore. ILB returned them to shore |
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