Archive: May 2017

On 30 May, 32 St John Ambulance Badgers from all over the West Country visited Exmouth lifeboat station as part of an activities week to celebrate 30 years of their first-aid charity.                 …Read more

An increase in the number of people enjoying the fine weather by the coast led to the UK Coastguard tasking Crew volunteers five times between Friday 26 and Saturday 27 May.                   …Read more

Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 1.30pm on 26 May to two jet skiers who had unexpectedly found themselves in the water and drifted 1.5 miles for over 40 minutes.                   …Read more

Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 11.57am on 25 May to two men in difficulty on a sailboat, half a mile south of Exmouth lifeboat station.                         A…Read more

A Naming and Dedication ceremony took place at Exmouth lifeboat station for the second D class lifeboat provided by Pauline Smith, in memory of her grandfather, George Bearman.                           …Read more

Event:             Exmouth RNLI naming ceremony and dedication of D class lifeboat George Bearman II Venue:            Exmouth lifeboat station, Queens Drive, Exmouth EX8 Read more

Exmouth’s inshore lifeboat launched at 2.55am on 8 May, following a call to the Coastguard from a man aground in the dark river Exe. The UK Coastguard was contacted at 2.30am to request the launch of a lifeboat to assist…Read more

Exmouth RNLI Shannon class and D class lifeboats launched today after a passing tug spotted a lone sailor aboard a 26′ yacht in difficulty, two miles south of Exmouth. Inshore lifeboat launched first at 11.42am to investigate. The casualty vessel…Read more