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All Weather Lifeboat - January to April
2009
Information is indicative
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Incident Date
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26-Apr-09 |
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Ready for Service
Date |
26-Apr-09 |
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Launch Instruct
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10:50 |
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Ready for Service
Time |
11:59 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2009 Shout
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9 |
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Coxswain |
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John Heale |
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Mechanic |
Mat Tyler |
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Location of
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Breakwater Beach,
Brixham |
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Service
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HM Coastguard
received a report from ambulance control of a diver having been brought
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ashore and
possibly having suffered a heart attack. Both lifeboats were on exercise and
were |
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tasked to
Breakwater Beach. Crew GP transferred ashore in the ILB and assisted in
stabilising |
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Additional
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HM Coastguard
teams on exercise also tasked and Helo WB169 monitored the situation. |
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Incident Date
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08-Apr-09 |
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Ready for Service
Date |
08-Apr-09 |
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Launch Instruct
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21:01 |
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Ready for Service
Time |
22:03 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2009 Shout
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8 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Mat Tyler |
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Location of
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Three Baeches -
vicinity of Arm Chair Rock |
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Service
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Reports of three
inflatables with four young people aboard apparently behaving in a risky
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manner HM
Coastguard initiated checks along the coastline between Roundham and Elberry |
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Cove. Nothing
visible from shore. ALB tasked to carry out a shore line search. Observation
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suggested there
was someone in difficulty near Broadsands and the ILB was tasked to attend. |
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Eventually all
young people at risk were located safely ashore and one self recovered up a
cliff |
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Incident Date
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29-Mar-09 |
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Ready for Service
Date |
30-Mar-09 |
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Launch Instruct
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21:32 |
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Ready for Service
Time |
01:45 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2009 Shout
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7 |
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Coxswain |
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Roger Good |
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Mechanic |
Mat Tyler |
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Location of
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14.5 miles SE of
Berry Head |
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Service
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The 7 metre yacht
'Simbra' on passage from Weymouth to Plymouth suffered sail problems
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and engine
failure. She was unable to make progress and was quite close to major
shipping. |
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ALB launched to
recover them to safety. Returned under tow to Brixham. |
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Additional
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Follow this link
for Chartlet |
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Incident Date
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29-Mar-09 |
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Ready for Service
Date |
29-Mar-09 |
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Launch Instruct
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17:00 |
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Ready for Service
Time |
18:23 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2009 Shout
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6 |
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Coxswain |
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Roger Good |
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Mechanic |
Mat Tyler |
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Location of
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1.5 Miles SE of
Berry Head |
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Service
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The 19 ft yacht
'Corrib' lost her boom and spinacre and got into difficulty. HM Coastguard
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issued a Pan Pan
for asistance and the ALB was tasked to her. Two lifeboat crew transferred
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to her and made
the yacht safe before she was returned under tow to Brixham. The yacht
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has been moored on
the station pontoon overnight - all safe. |
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Additional
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Vessel Ocean
Adventure assisted with the lifeboat crew transfer. |
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Incident Date
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19-Mar-09 |
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Ready for Service
Date |
19-Mar-09 |
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Launch Instruct
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10:03 |
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Ready for Service
Time |
11:36 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2009 Shout
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5 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Simon James |
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Location of
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Between Petitor
Beach and Hopes Nose |
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Service
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Report received of
a small vessel listing heavily and apparently not under command in the
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vicinity of
Petitor, Torquay. ALB launched to investigate. Small cabin cruiser found to
be |
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adrift and taken
in tow by ALB towards Torquay harbour.
ILB called to assist. |
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Additional
Vessel capsized and
sank before making harbour - see ILB Shout |
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Incident Date
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04-Feb-09 |
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Ready for Service
Date |
04-Feb-09 |
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Launch Instruct
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12:59 |
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Ready for Service
Time |
13:35 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2009 Shout
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4 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Mat Tyler |
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Service
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Launched to search
for a Kayaker possibly in difficulty following a capsize near Broadsands,
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Torbay. Kayaker
made it ashore at 13:20 and was confirmed to be the casualty. ALB
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released to return
to station at 13:25 hrs. |
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Additional
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Coastguards and
Rescue Helo 106 also tasked. |
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Incident Date
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01-Feb-09 |
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Ready for Service
Date |
01-Feb-09 |
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Launch Instruct
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08:47 |
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Ready for Service
Time |
08:52 |
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AWB Assembly Only |
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2009 Shout
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1 |
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Service
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Preparing to
launch to investigate a report of a body in the sea off Paignton Beach..
Police |
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entered the sea
and foud a buoy, covered in net and seawees. Launch Cancelled |
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Additional
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Near Easterly Gale
at the time. |
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Incident Date
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25-Jan-09 |
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Ready for
Service |
25-Jan-09 |
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Launch
Instruct |
12:15 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
13:43 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2009 Shout
Number |
3 |
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Coxswain |
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Richard Fowler |
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Mechanic |
Nigel Coulton |
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Location of
Casualty |
Possibly Petitor |
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Service
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Requested to
join search with the ILB for a missing lady along the coastline from Torquay
to |
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Watcombe
particularly the Petitor area. Nothing found - search continued in land by
Police and |
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Incident Date
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10-Jan-09 |
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Ready for
Service |
10-Jan-09 |
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Launch
Instruct |
02:41 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
04:57 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2009 Shout
Number |
2 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Mat Tyler |
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Location of
Casualty |
5.5 miles East
of Berry Head |
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Service
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Fishing vessel
'Shelley Maria' suffered a mechanical failure and was unable to make way. No
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assistance
identified in the area - ALB tasked to return her under tow to Brixham. All
OK. |
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Incident Date
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02-Jan-09 |
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Ready for
Service |
02-Jan-09 |
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Launch
Instruct |
18:03 |
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Ready for
Service Time |
20:13 |
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All Weather Boat (AWB) |
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2009 Shout
Number |
1 |
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Coxswain |
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Mark Criddle |
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Mechanic |
Nigel Coulton |
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Location of
Casualty |
Possibly
Goodrington |
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Service
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Missing Person
search along the coastline from Goodrington to Preston in conjunction with
the |
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Police and
Coastguard units. Stood down at 20:00 - person located safe and well out of
area. |
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Additional
Notes |
Easterly
Force 5/6 - Cold |
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