Category: Articles
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Kitesurfer calling for help alerts Exmouth RNLI
At 2.18pm today Friday 5 August 2022, H.M. Coastguard requested the crew of Exmouth inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II to attend the River Exe near Shelly Beach following a 999 call reporting a kitesurfer calling for help. The 18…
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Jet-ski trouble leads to Exmouth RNLI rescue
At 7.53pm today Thursday 4 August 2022, H.M. Coastguard requested the attendance of Exmouth inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II following a 999 call reporting a broken down jetski seen off Orcombe Point, Exmouth. The craft reportedly had engine failure,…
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East Devon students engage in Exmouth RNLI Fundraising initiative
A group of 12 energetic young people who have signed up to the National Citizenship Service picked Exmouth RNLI as their chosen charity fundraiser. Twelve enthusiastic teenagers from East Devon have taken part in the National Citizenship Service scheme and…
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Exmouth RNLI rescue stranded paddleboarders
At 7.31pm today Tuesday 2 August 2022, the crew of Exmouth inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II attended to a 999 call reporting two paddle boarders stranded on a sandbank 300 metres off Brandy Head, Budleigh Salterton. The volunteer…
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Special Exmouth Lifeboat Station engagement evenings throughout August
The volunteers of Exmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station will be inviting visitors to see their station, lifeboats and lifeguards close up and in action during special events every Wednesday evening in August 2022, each designed to be of interest to every…
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Exmouth RNLI tasked to out of control motor boat
At 2.20pm today Saturday 30 July 2022, the crew of Exmouth inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II attended to an out of control motor boat with engine failure off Exmouth seafront that was likely to be a hazard to water…
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Exmouth RNLI tasked to attend report of unresponsive swimmer
Exmouth RNLI lifesaving volunteers were tasked this evening to a report of an unresponsive swimmer in the sea off Holcombe. At 6.10pm today Wednesday 27 July 2022, H.M. Coastguard requested the launch of both Exmouth RNLI all weather lifeboat 13-03…
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Exmouth RNLI turn blue for World Drowning Prevention Day
Exmouth RNLI lifeboat station was one of a number of key buildings that turned blue last night to highlight World Drowning Prevention Day 2022. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) arranged for buildings across Dorset, Devon and Cornwall to show…
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Prize winning Quilt donated to Exmouth RNLI
A gifted quilter has donated her prize winning work to raise much needed funds for Exmouth RNLI. A regular visitor to Exmouth and an accomplished quilter, Sue Butcher recently donated her prize winning work to Exmouth RNLI to raise funds…
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Two emergencies attended by Exmouth RNLI
At 8.28pm yesterday Thursday 14 July 2022, Exmouth RNLI Deputy Launch Authority Dave Ashman authorised the launch of the inshore lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II after H.M. Coastguard reported two young males cut off by the tide near Orcombe Point,…