by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jul 18, 2017 | Articles
Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn launched at 10.08am on 18 July to assist two casualties on board a 37’ yacht which had lost all steering, 14 miles south of Seaton. ...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jul 7, 2017 | Articles
Crew volunteers were tasked by the UK Coastguard at 7pm on Wednesday 5 July to the aid of a broken down fishing boat nine miles south of the Exe estuary. Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn was on exercise during an RNLI three-yearly inspection. ...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jul 4, 2017 | Articles
Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II was tasked three times on 2 July to assist a total of nine people in difficulty. The first was during a performance by Mikron Theatre Co. and whilst the BBC were filming an interview about a rescue story for Countryfile. Both the...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jun 1, 2017 | Articles
Dedicated volunteers, Margaret Griffin and Biddy Midgley both 83, retired from duty at the Exmouth RNLI visitor experience centre on Queens Drive on 30 May. ...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 31, 2017 | Articles
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. ...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 30, 2017 | Articles
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. ...