Month: June 2018
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Exmouth RNLI volunteers rescue teenager who fell 60’ down cliff face
Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 9.48pm on 29 June to reports that a 16-year-old girl had fallen off a cliff at Orcombe Point. Crew volunteers were on scene within eight minutes and found the casualty on a ledge,…
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Exmouth All Weather Lifeboat : Thermal Imaging Binoculars
On Tuesday 19 June 2018, Exmouth RNLI were very pleased to receive their new Thermal Imaging Binoculars for use on their Shannon Class All Weather Lifeboat, R and J Welburn. These sophisticated binoculars target heat emissions, providing excellent vision in…
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Exmouth RNLI volunteers rescue four teenagers cut off by the tide
On 25 June at 5.30pm, Exmouth’s inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched following a 999 call from four teenagers cut off by the tide between Orcombe Point and Sandy Bay. Crew volunteers were on scene within four minutes, recovered the…
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Exmouth volunteers called out overnight after sighting of red flare
On 15 June at 10.45pm, Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn was tasked by the UK Coastguard after a sighting of a red flare, four to five miles north east from a vessel in Torbay. Crew volunteers searched for…
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Both Exmouth lifeboats search following concern for person in water
Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II and Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn launched on the evening of 11 June following a 999 call to the Coastguard. The call was made from a member of the public who thought they…