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INSHORE LIFEBOAT
SHOUTS - May-June
2004
Information
displayed is indicative of the shout.
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Incident Date |
26-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
26-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
13:46 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
14:44 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
29 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Off Preston
beach |
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Service
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Launched to the
report of a windsurfer down on his board and being blown |
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from Preston
towards Torquay. ILB tasked. Wind surfer located, and recovered |
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to the ILB. He
was returned to Preston Beach where he was met by HM |
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Coastguards
suffering from the cold - given a welcome cup of coffee.. |
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Additional
Notes |
Near gale SSE
wind conditions at time. |
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Incident Date |
25-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
25-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
17:45 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
19:30 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
28 |
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Location of
Casualty |
1 Mile SE
Thatcher |
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Service
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Launched to
search for a Kite Surfer apparently in difficulty South East of |
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Thatcher Rock.
Expanding Box Search pattern dictated to crew by HM |
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Coastguard
followed by shoreline search. 18:56 Kite surfer reported safe and
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well - member of
the local Kite Surfing School. Search terminated. |
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Additional
Notes |
Helo WB
tasked and HM Coastguard teams joined search. |
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Incident Date |
22-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
22-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
06:44 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:12 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
27 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Assumed Torquay
seafront |
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Service
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Search initiated
by the Police for a missing person in Torquay. The extensive |
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search by HM
Coastguards and ILB Crew concentrated on the coastline and |
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harbour areas
from Livermead to Daddyhole and ran for several hours. Police |
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Helo joined
search around 09:00. ILB released at 10:38. Search terminated at
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Additional
Notes |
Sea
conditions deteriorating making ILB search difficult. ALB joined search at
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09:30.
Missing person found at daughters house |
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Incident Date |
20-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
20-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
01:33 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
03:15 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
26 |
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Location of
Casualty |
St Mary's Bay |
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Service
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Close to
midnight a pile of clothes were found on St Mary's Beach with |
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footsteps
leading to the water. Detailed search of the beach and coastline
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initiated. ILB
eventually requested to join search. |
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Additional
Notes |
Just before 3
am the owner of the clothes was identified and found to be at
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Incident Date |
19-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
19-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
03:55 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
04:50 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2004 Shout
Number |
25 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Elberry Cove |
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Service
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Launched to an
18 foot Dory running in circles and out of control near Elberry |
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Cove. Allegedly
stolen and person pulled from water by the Pilot Boat with |
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Police on board.
ILB launched to check no others involved or in the water and |
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recover Dory.
Dory returned to Brixham Harbour and handed over to the police. |
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Incident Date |
14-Jun-04(3) |
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Ready for
Service Date |
14-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
18:50 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
19:45 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
24 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Churston Cove |
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Service
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Motor Cruiser
'Spirit Abroad' broken down in Elberry Cove area - subsequently |
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found to be
Churston Cove. ILB tasked to recover boat to Brixham Marina. Taken |
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Launch
Instruct |
15:05 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
18:45 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
23 |
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Service
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Launched
following request by the Police to assist in a very long and detailed
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search along the
shoreline and woodland areas for a lady allegedly missing in |
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the Churston/Broadsands
area of Torbay. Lady located at 18:05 by Portland |
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Helo - found in
a very serious condition - taken by Helo to Torbay Hospital. |
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Additional
Notes |
Search
involved Police Helo, HM Coastguard teams, Police and Portland Helo. |
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Launch
Instruct |
10:50 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:48 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
22 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Fishcombe Cove |
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Service
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Launched to
evacuate person with injured/broken ankle from rocks at |
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Incident Date |
10-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
10-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:09 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
16:42 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
21 |
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Location of
Casualty |
200 yards off
Paignton Beach |
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Service
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Inflatable with
two people aboard reported as being blown off shore in strong |
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SW winds. Pan
Pan issued and ILB tasked. Inflatable self recovered at 16:21. |
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Additional
Notes |
HM Costguards
gave safety advice |
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Incident Date |
08-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
08-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
11:43 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
11:55 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
20 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Goodrington
Beach |
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Service
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Person reported
in difficulty off Goodrington (Quay West) in an inflatable. ILB |
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tasked to
assist. On launch others assisted and recovered the inflatable. Launch |
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Incident Date |
01-Jun-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
01-Jun-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
14:36 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
15:10 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
19 |
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Location of
Casualty |
East end of
Breakwater Beach |
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Service
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A member of the
public observed five young boys in difficulty clambering around |
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a small headland
near the lifeboat station and alerted us. They were in some |
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difficulty due
to the rising tide and increasing wind battering them against the
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rocks. ILB
immediately tasked but they recovered themselves all OK. |
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Additional
Notes |
A little
lesson learnt? |
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Incident Date |
30-May-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
30-May-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
12:02 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
12:16 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
18 |
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Location of
Casualty |
One mile east of
Berry Head |
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Service
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Whilst the ILB
was acting as a safety boat for the Classic Offshore Power Boat |
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Race in Torbay
an unoccupied small boat was observed off Berry Head. ILB |
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tasked to
investigate. Found to be a tender and taken in tow by others. ILB
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Additional
Notes |
Shortly after
the tender was reported missing by its owner. |
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Incident Date |
23-May-04(2) |
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Ready for
Service Date |
23-May-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
17:05 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
18:19 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
17 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Paignton
Harbour/Pier |
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Service
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HM Coastguard
received a 3x9 call from a small hire motor boat apparently |
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broken down with
the occupants all unable to swim and panicking. Sea and |
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wind conditions
perfect. ILB retasked with an ETA of 17:17 including the |
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transfer of the
previous casualty. |
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Motor boat made
its own way to Paignton Harbour at 17:18 - shout stood down |
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Additional
Notes |
ILB returned
to Torquay to recover stretcher before returning to Brixham |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:30 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
18:19 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
16 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Hopes Nose,
Torquay |
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Service
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The Ambulance
service requested assistance to evacuate a man with a |
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fractured ankle
from Hopes Nose, Torquay. It is a long steep climb nack to the |
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road from where
he fell. ILB tasked and man transferred to Haldon Pier, Torquay |
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for onward
transfer to Torbay Hospital. |
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Additional
Notes |
See also
shout 17 |
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Incident Date |
21-May-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
21-May-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
15:02 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
15:28 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
15 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Meadfoot Beach,
Torquay |
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Service
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Inflatable
reported as being blown off Meadfoot Beach, by the off shore North
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Easterly wind,
with two children on board. |
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ILB tasked.
Shortly after launch a wind shift blew the inflatable back towards the
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beach. HM
Coastguard subsequently confirmed all safe. ILB returned to station. |
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Incident Date |
16-May-04(3) |
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Ready for
Service Date |
16-May-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
17:53 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
18:52 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
14 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Corbyn Head,
Torquay |
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Service
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Coastguards
received report of three people cut off by the tide at Corbyn Head,
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Torquay. ILB
diverted from previous shout and recovered the people concerned. |
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They were
returned to Torquay Harbour where they were met by the |
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Additional
Notes |
This weekend
twelve individuals at least have learnt the tide rises in Torbay! |
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Launch
Instruct |
17:39 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
17:53 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
13 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Seaward of
Shoalstone Pool |
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Service
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Coastguards
received a report of a 'long' unidentified object floating in the sea
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about half a
mile off Shoalstone Beach. ILB tasked to investigate Found to be an
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old windsurf
board. Taken in tow to Brixham but tow interrupted by shout 14 |
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Additional
Notes |
Lifeboat
52-36 on passage recovered the board on approach to Brixham, |
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Launch
Instruct |
15:26 |
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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 |
12 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Livermead end of
Gasworks Beach. |
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Service
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Five children
age from six years upwards trapped by the incoming tide on the |
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rocks at the
north end of Gas Works beach. Coastguard team and ILB tasked to |
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collect them and
return them to the beach. All returned OK. |
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Additional
Notes |
Not
unexpected - it has been a fabulous day for weather. Many people on the
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Incident Date |
15-May-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
15-May-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:14 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
17:12 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
11 |
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Location of
Casualty |
Roundham
Headland |
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Service
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A small fishing
boat observed a number of young people about to enter the |
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water as the
tide rose to get back to Goodrington. The young people were |
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encouraged to
stay put whist the fisherman called the Coastguard. ILB tasked to |
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recover these
young people. Four girls returned to Paignton Harbour by ILB all
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Additional
Notes |
There were a
large number of people on the headland as the tide rose but no
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Incident Date |
02-May-04 |
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Ready for
Service Date |
02-Apr-04 |
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Launch
Instruct |
16:04 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
17:24 |
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Inshore Life Boat (ILB) |
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2003 Shout
Number |
10 |
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Location of
Casualty |
St Marys Bay |
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Service
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Launched to
recover and transfer a casualty with a twisted knee from St Marys
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Bay to Brixham
Harbour and an awaiting ambulance. |
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Additional
Notes |
St Marys Bay
beach is only accessed on foot by over one hundred steep and |
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See Jan -
Apr for earlier shouts
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