Author: ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk

On 27 August at 10am, Shannon class lifeboatR and J Welburn launched amid choppy conditions to assist two sailors in difficulty, six miles east of Straight Point.

At 1.03pm on 9 May, R and J Welburn entered the Exe Estuary. Crowds of the charity’s supporters lined the seafront awaiting the first glimpse of the first Shannon class lifeboat in the South West.

Volunteers at Exmouth RNLI are overjoyed at reaching their fundraising target of £150,000 towards the new Shannon Launch and Recovery System, just in time for the arrival of their new Shannon class lifeboat on 9 May.

A substantial legacy in memoriam of a relative to the Captain at Spurn Point will provide the majority of the funding for Exmouth RNLI’s new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat.

A new volunteer crew member at Exmouth RNLI lifeboat station has had a vital part of their crew training funded by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation.

On Thursday 20 March, the Chairman of the RNLI took time out of his busy schedule to visit our station and meet our volunteers.

Competition winner Darcey Greenland, 11 has designed a new flavour of Italian ice-cream to help boost funds for the launch and recovery vehicle appeal at Exmouth RNLI.

On Monday 17 March, a new vehicle was introduced to the life-saving fleet at Exmouth RNLI. The launch and recovery vehicle (L&RV) has been part-funded by an ongoing appeal launched by the Exmouth Lifeboat Fundraising Team.

On 1 March, volunteers from Exmouth RNLI and their families gathered at the boathouse on Queens Drive for a double celebration. After nearly 34 dedicated years to the charity that saves lives at sea, Tim Mock, Exmouth Lifeboat Coxswain Mechanic officially retired on 3 February. Volunteers from crew, shop and management assembled in the boathall…