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Inshore Lifeboat  - September to December 2004

01-Sep-04 13-Sep-04(1) 13-Sep-04(2) 27-Sep-04
04-Oct-04 24-Oct-04 26-Oct-04 30-Oct-04
06-Nov-04 16-Nov-04 22-Nov-04 05-Dec-04
       

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Incident Date 05-Dec-04
Ready for Service Date 05-Dec-04

Launch Instruct 21:14
Ready for Service Time 22:17

Launch Time 21:21

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 56

Helm Ray Bower

Location of Casualty Between Elberry and Torre Abbey

Service Both boats launched to assist in a wide ranging search involving all services for

a missing person. Missing person located inland at 21:50. Search stood down.

Additional Notes

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Incident Date 22-Nov-04
Ready for Service Date 22-Nov-04

Launch Instruct 12:31
Ready for Service Time 12:55

Launch Time 12:36

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 55

Helm Nigel Crang

Location of Casualty Not Torbay

Service Launched at the request of HM Coastguard to a report of a capsized catarmaran

200 yards off the Brixham Breakwater. Stood down at 12:40 - information

incorrect - incident is at Plymouth Breakwater.

Additional Notes

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Incident Date 16-Nov-04
Ready for Service Date 30-Dec-99

Launch Instruct 23:29
Ready for Service Time 00:30

Launch Time 23:35

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 54

Helm Nigel Crang

Location of Casualty 200 yards North Paignton Harbour

Service Launched following a Police request to the HM Coastguard to assist recovery of

a teenage girl swimming off Paignton Beach. ILB Crew located the teenager at

23:59 and recovered her to the ILB and transferred her immediately to the

paramedics waiting on the shore line.

Additional Notes At 23:40 reports were received that the teenager was 'distraught' - AWB tasked

to assist. Oscar 99 also assisted and helped locate the teenager.

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Incident Date 06-Nov-04
Ready for Service Date 06-Nov-04

Launch Instruct 18:29
Ready for Service Time 19:45

Launch Time 18:36

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 53

Helm Nigel Crang

Location of Casualty Livermead Headland

Service Four children reported by mobile phone as being stranded on rocks - thought to

be on Livermead Headland.

HM Coastguard and ILB tasked. Flares used to illuminate and locate children who

were recovered and taken to Torquay Harbour.

Additional Notes Children lit a fire to help identify their location

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Incident Date 30-Oct-04
Ready for Service Date 30-Oct-04

Launch Instruct 18:35
Ready for Service Time 19:55

Launch Time 18:44

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 52

Helm Gary Fletcher

Location of Casualty Preston Beach, Paignton

Service HM Coastguard called to investigate objects floating off Preston Beach. Unable

to confirm what they were and ILB tasked to investigate. Found to be marker

buoys and lump of timber. Timber removed to shore.

Additional Notes

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Incident Date 26-Oct-04
Ready for Service Date 26-Oct-04

Launch Instruct 15:08
Ready for Service Time 16:00

Launch Time 15:13

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 51

Helm Nigel Crang

Location of Casualty Beacon Cove, Torquay

Service Torquay Harbourmaster's Office observed two youngsters stranded on rocks at

Beacon Cove by the rising tide. ILB and Coastguards tasked. Two lads

recovered just before the tide reached them and transferred by the ILB to

Torquay Harbour all OK

Additional Notes Weather was absolutely perfect - calm sea and sunshine.

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Incident Date 24-Oct-04
Ready for Service Date 24-Oct-04

Launch Instruct 21:36
Ready for Service Time 22:15

Launch Time 21:45

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 50

Helm Gary Fletcher

Location of Casualty Brixham Inner Harbour

Service ILB requested to assist Coastguards in recovery of a dog in Brixham Harbour.

Recovered OK

Additional Notes

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Incident Date 04-Oct-04
Ready for Service Date 04-Oct-04

Launch Instruct 19:24
Ready for Service Time 19:51

Launch Time 19:36

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 49

Helm Nigel Crang

Location of Casualty Goodrington

Service Following a report from a member of the public HMCG requested the ILB to check

out a windsurfer reported as having been down for a long period. Windsurfer

self recovered and ILB stood down about five minutes after launch.

Additional Notes Windsurfer apparently paddled for around forty minutes to reach shore.

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Incident Date 27-Sep-04
Ready for Service Date 27-Sep-04

Launch Instruct 21:29
Ready for Service Time 21:55

Launch Time 21:35

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 48

Helm Nigel Crang

Location of Casualty North side Paignton Pier

Service ILB Launched to assist Police and Coastguards recover a fourteen year old girl

who had entered the water at Paignton Pier. Both Police and Coastguards

entered the water to return her to shore. Recovery successful and ILB stood

down.

Additional Notes

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Incident Date 13-Sep-04(2)
Ready for Service Date 13-Sep-04

Launch Instruct 19:44
Ready for Service Time 20:45

Launch Time 19:50

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 47

Helm Nigel Crang

Location of Casualty 400 yards off Livermead

Service The Coastguards observed a wind surfer down some 200 yards off Holicombe

and apparently unable to recover. Strong SW winds blowing casualty out to

sea. ILB tasked to check him out. Found to have lost both his sail and keel fin.

Returned to Marine Parade, Torquay.

Additional Notes Windsurfer wearing black wet suite - not easily seen as darkness fell

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Incident Date 13-Sep-04(1)
Ready for Service Date 13-Sep-04

Launch Instruct 15:22
Ready for Service Time 16:07

Launch Time 15:27

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 46

Helm Nigel Crang

Location of Casualty 2 miles East of Goodrington Beach

Service Launched to a Kite surfer reported as down some 200 yds off Goodrington

Beach. ILB found casualty nearly 2 miles off Goodrington and OK - just resting!

Strong SW wind blowing off shore.

Additional Notes Kite surfer was met by Kite School RIB

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Incident Date 01-Sep-04
Ready for Service Date 01-Sep-04

Launch Instruct 15:50
Ready for Service Time 17:29

Launch Time 15:55

Inshore Life Boat (ILB)
2004 Shout Number 45

Helm Nigel Crang

Location of Casualty Berry Head

Service The Police requested assistance of the ILB and Coastguards in a missing person

search. Missing person thought to have gone over Berry Head in a car

sometime in the last three days. No evidence found and search stood down late

afternoon.

Additional Notes

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