Author: ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk
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Volunteers rescue kitesurfer from Polesands
Inshore lifeboat George Bearman launched at 12.55pm on 30 October to a kitesurfer on a sandbank, 500m south of the lifeboat station. Crew volunteers were on scene within four minutes following a call to the Coastguard from the casualty’s mother,…
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Exmouth RNLI volunteers rescue four people in two call-outs in a day
Crew volunteers were called out to people in difficulty in two separate incidents on 28 October, rescuing four casualties including a 10 year old boy. At 10.56am, inshore lifeboat George Bearman launched following a call to the Coastguard from Coastwatch…
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Exmouth Lifeboat Station Hosts an RNLI Fish and Chip Supper
Exmouth Lifeboat Fundraising Team hosted a fish and chip supper at Exmouth lifeboat station for all the volunteers who give their time for the charity. The autumn fundraising campaign from the RNLI, to host a fish and chip supper saw…
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Exmouth Illuminated Carnival
Exmouth RNLI fundraising team and volunteer crew members and their families were at Exmouth’s illuminated carnival at the weekend. There was even a guest appearance from Stormy Stan who greeted the gathered crowds. Exmouth held its annual illuminated carnival through…
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Exmouth RNLI volunteers rescue man cut off by tide in river Exe
Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat George Bearman launched at 7.53am on 28 September following a call to the Coastguard from a man who had found himself cut off by the tide near Lympstone. Crew volunteers took nine minutes to locate the…
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Four lives saved from sinking boat in river Exe by Exmouth RNLI volunteers
Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat George Bearman launched at 7.40pm on 17 September, following reports of four people in difficulty in the river Exe between Topsham and Turf Locks. The casualties had called 999 for the police from a mobile phone…
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Lifeboat shop hits an all time record
Exmouth lifeboat shop have hit an all time record, taking over £15,000 in August 2015. Shop volunteers are over the moon at their record-breaking takings, the best they have achieved ever. The weather may not have been kind in August,…
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Mini-tastic at Exmouth RNLI
A superb 87 Minis left Weymouth at 10.30am for the Classic Jurassic Mini Club’s Mouth 2 Mouth rally en-route to Exmouth lifeboat station. This is the fifth year they have visited the station, and one of the busiest and largest…
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Exmouth RNLI celebrates a successful open day
Exmouth RNLI fundraising team and crew volunteers celebrated a successful open day on 22 August. The lifeboat station opened its doors and welcomed supporters and visitors to tour the lifeboat station and the Shannon class lifeboat, R and J Welburn,…
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Exmouth RNLI volunteers rescue broken down Bayrider
Both Exmouth lifeboats launched on bank holiday Monday, 31 August at 2.15pm to search for a broken down speedboat in Lyme Bay with three men on board. The casualties from Bristol called HM Coastguard Maritime Operations Centre using a mobile…