Four Exmouth RNLI Volunteers have recently been presented with prestigious long service Awards following their long and distinguished service to the lifesaving organisation. Three of the volunteers were presented with their Awards at a special ceremony at the Exe...
Antonio’s fundraiser in support of Exmouth RNLI
Exmouth RNLI were very pleased to receive further fundraising support from local business, Antonio’s, in the Strand, Exmouth, raising more than £615 for the lifesaving charity and generating over £3,000 over five years. This is the fifth year that Antonio's has run...
Exmouth Lifeboat tasked to disabled Yacht in Lyme Bay
Visitors to Exmouth RNLI’s Open Day witnessed a real-life emergency launch on Sunday when the station’s Shannon class lifeboat was tasked to a disabled yacht in Lyme Bay. Supporters were enjoying having a look around the lifeboat station on Sunday (26 August) when the...
Both Exmouth lifeboats assist two people on yacht in difficulty
On 12 August, inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 1.05pm and Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn at 1.15pm following a Mayday call from a 23’ yacht in difficulty, half a mile south of Exmouth lifeboat station. The engine of the casualty vessel had been...
Exmouth RNLI to recruit a Volunteer Lifeboat Administrative Officer
A vacancy has arisen at Exmouth lifeboat station to recruit a volunteer to join their team to help save lives at sea, by providing co-ordination and administration as a key part of the Lifeboat Management Group (LMG). The Lifeboat Management Group comprise team...
Exmouth volunteers rescue yacht with broken mast in centre of Lyme Bay
On 28 July at 6.25am, Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn was tasked following a Pan Pan call for help from Lyme Bay at 5.30am, with no further communication. At 6.48am, whilst travelling eastwards towards Sidmouth, Crew were given a more precise location by Naval...
Lympstone Fundraising Couple receive RNLI Award
A Lympstone couple have received national recognition of their charity efforts raising over £20,000 for the Exmouth RNLI. A presentation to Alan & Sally Burton took place last Saturday 14th July following their raising of over £20,000 in Lympstone for the...
Exmouth RNLI rescue solo sailor aground at Rodney Bay
On 13 July, inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 5pm to a solo sailor on board a 20' sailing boat aground at Rodney Bay. Crew were on scene within three minutes and discovered a passer-by in the water trying to hold the boat off rocks, who was at risk of...
Ladies use Exmouth RNLI’s social media to call for help
Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 5.47pm on 11 July to two young ladies who were cut off by the tide, east of Orcombe Point. The casualties who were on holiday from Poland, messaged the Exmouth RNLI Facebook page because they were unsure what to do. One...
Exmouth RNLI host combined agency Casualty Care training
On 1 July, local emergency services were invited to Exmouth lifeboat station to take part in various scenarios, played by actors from Peninsula Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine team. The morning was organised by Crew volunteer and emergency doctor, Chris Marsh with the...
Exmouth RNLI volunteers rescue teenager who fell 60’ down cliff face
Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 9.48pm on 29 June to reports that a 16-year-old girl had fallen off a cliff at Orcombe Point. Crew volunteers were on scene within eight minutes and found the casualty on a ledge, assessed her and administered initial...
Exmouth All Weather Lifeboat : Thermal Imaging Binoculars
On Tuesday 19 June 2018, Exmouth RNLI were very pleased to receive their new Thermal Imaging Binoculars for use on their Shannon Class All Weather Lifeboat, R and J Welburn. These sophisticated binoculars target heat emissions, providing excellent vision in daylight,...
Exmouth RNLI volunteers rescue four teenagers cut off by the tide
On 25 June at 5.30pm, Exmouth’s inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched following a 999 call from four teenagers cut off by the tide between Orcombe Point and Sandy Bay. Crew volunteers were on scene within four minutes, recovered the three boys and one girl and...
Exmouth volunteers called out overnight after sighting of red flare
On 15 June at 10.45pm, Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn was tasked by the UK Coastguard after a sighting of a red flare, four to five miles north east from a vessel in Torbay. Crew volunteers searched for nearly five hours, approximately three miles offshore...
Both Exmouth lifeboats search following concern for person in water
Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II and Shannon class lifeboat R and J Welburn launched on the evening of 11 June following a 999 call to the Coastguard. The call was made from a member of the public who thought they had seen a person in the water, waving their arm in...