Archive: 2016

A new volunteer crew member at Exmouth RNLI lifeboat station has had a vital part of their crew training funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation. Roger Moore, 44, a Firefighter at Exeter Airport recently travelled to RNLI College in Poole, Dorset,…Read more

Teignmouth’s RNLI Atlantic 85 class relief lifeboat and Exmouth RNLI Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn both received a request to launch on the evening of Tuesday, 28 June to help two men in difficulty aboard a 28ft yacht.…Read more

Inshore lifeboat George Bearman launched at 10.35pm on 20 May to assist 10 passengers and skipper from a river taxi which ran aground at Bull Hill in the river Exe.                                                                    In light rain and in the dark, crew volunteers were…Read more

At a meeting on 26 April, Tim Baker handed over the role of Chair of the Exmouth Lifeboat Management Group after six years. He is succeeded by former Exmouth Mayor, Darryl Nicholas.                                                                                       Tim said: ‘Over the last six years, I’ve…Read more

On 10 May, 12 visually impaired visitors, 8 helpers, 9 guide dogs and 2 organisers visited Exmouth lifeboat station as part of their holiday at Cliffden Hotel, Teignmouth with Action for the Blind; working with the RNIB.                                                                                      Read more

Crew volunteers self-launched D class lifeboat George Bearman at 1.20pm on 9 May to a kitesurfer in difficulty. The lady in her 20s had been caught up on number 8 buoy, 400m south of the lifeboat. Kitesurfers retrieved her kit…Read more

Teignmouth and Exmouth lifeboats launched on the afternoon of 20 April to assist a lone sailor on board a 28 foot yacht in difficulty off Teignmouth bar, in rough conditions.                                                                                                              Teignmouth lifeboat received a Read more

On 12 April, Jared Colclough and Richard Smith returned to Exmouth lifeboat station, one year after volunteers saved their lives following the sinking of their powerboat.                                                                                         It was a year since their powerboat ran out of fuel and Read more

Inshore lifeboat George Bearman launched at 5.45pm on 6 April to reports of a mother and daughter walking a Boxer and a Collie, cut off by the tide between Sandy Bay and Orcombe Point.                                      It took crew volunteers just five…Read more