Category: Articles
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Beavers’ Visit
On Monday 14th June the Ist Exmouth Beavers paid a visit to the new Exmouth lifeboat station at a time the crew were undergoing training assessments. This was fortunate in that the youngsters were able to watch the launch and recovery procedures of the all weather lifeboat Margaret Jean.
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Search for Dinghy
Exmouth RNLI were tasked by Portland Coastguards on Sunday 6th June to search for a missing dinghy with two persons on board. Sidmouth Independent Rescue boat and the RAF rescue helicopter R-167 from Chivenor also joined in the search.
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Estate Agent’s Donation
Philip Keddie, owner of Sunshine Rentals and chairman of the Devon Branch of the National Association of Estate Agents 2009/10 handed over a cheque for £300.00 to Exmouth RNLI recently.
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Weekend Shouts
Exmouth RNLI volunteers attended three separate incidents over the weekend 15/16 May.
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Hoax Call
Exmouth RNLI late evening call out found to be a hoax – Exmouth Police, Coastguards and RNLI volunteer crew all responded to an emergency call from a man claiming to have found a body on the beach near Sandy Bay.
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Sea Safety Messages – April 2010
As the RNLI release their sea safety messages this week, Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat was tasked three times by Brixham Coastguards in the last four days.
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Inshore lifeboat busy
As the RNLI release their sea safety messages this week, Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat was tasked three times by Brixham Coastguards in the last four days.
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More launches over Easter holidays
The Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew were called upon three times since the Easter weekend, twice in the inshore lifeboat and once in the all weather lifeboat.
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Knitted sea creatures help RNLI
In response to the RNLI’s campaign ‘Train One, Save Many’ appeal for knitters to take part in a countrywide “Nautical Knit’ members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Exeter, got out their knitting needles.
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First Exmouth shout for Mersey class lifeboat Margaret Jean
Exmouth RNLI’s all weather lifeboat Margaret Jean was tasked by Brixham Coastguards on Wednesday, March 17th at 5.54pm after a Mayday call was received. This was the first call out for the all weather lifeboat since the new Exmouth RNLI boathouse became fully operational in November 2009.
