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2007 CALLOUTS |
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| Incident No: |
Date |
Time |
Nature of Call Out |
Location |
Incident Report |
19-07 |
27-11-07 |
10:00 |
Search |
Sidmouth Area |
Following
a call from Portland Coastguard Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked to
assist the police in a search for an elderly missing Person. A shoreline
search was carried out from Beer Head, East of Sidmouth, to Otterton
ledge in the West. 3 Coastguard teams, the police and Coastguard
helicopter Victor Alpha were also involved. The missing Person was
found safe and well about ½ a mile from the sea front. |
018-07 |
21-10-07 |
09:07 |
Rescue |
Jacobs Ladder |
During Sunday morning training, Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked to investigate a small dinghy, floating 50m off Jacobs Ladder. The dinghy was located and did not appear to have had any people onboard recently. Dinghy was then towed back to Port Royal, Sidmouth and recovered ashore. |
017-07 |
30-09-07 |
16:08 |
Rescue |
Ladram Bay |
Following a call from Portland Coastguard Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked to a swamped dinghy off Ladram Bay, to the west of Sidmouth. No persons on board. The boat was located approx ¼ mile south west from Ladram Bay and towed back to the beach where it was winched ashore. Exmouth Coastguard also attended the |
016-07 |
25-09-07 |
18:45 |
Rescue |
Ladram Bay |
Following a distress call to Portland Coastguard from a local fishing vessel, Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked to a rowing boat in difficulties off Ladram Bay with 2 persons on board. The boat was located approx ½ mile off Ladram Bay. The crew aboard had been attempting to row ashore against a strong northerly wind after their engine had failed. The crew were taken on board the lifeboat, and the boat towed to Ladram Bay. They were put ashore and passed to Beer Coastguard – who also attended the scene. |
015-07 |
22-09-07 |
20:05 |
Rescue |
Branscombe |
Following
a 999 call to Portland Coastguard, Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked
to a reported fire aboard the Dutch support tug from the MSC Napoli.
The Vessel was located at anchor approx 1 ½ nautical miles
South of Seaton. The crew aboard had been having a barbeque in a
large oil drum on the stern deck. The flames were seen in Seaton,
and reported by concerned members of the public. |
014-07 |
02-09-07 |
12:35 |
Rescue |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth
Lifeboat was tasked to look for an open inflatable dinghy off Sidmouth
Beach. one person aboard reported to be in trouble due to the offshore
breeze. Sidmouth Lifeboat made its way to the launch site at Clifton
Beach, to the East of the esplanade, and as the crew prepared to
launch the inflatable was towed to safety by a local Kayaker, who
had seen the situation developing. |
013-07 |
01-09-07 |
09:32 |
Search |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked to assist Beer coastguard team to search the area around beer head to the East of Sidmouth. A double Kayak had been found earlier and the lifeboat made a shoreline search of the area between Beer roads and Weston mouth. Nothing untoward was found, and the Kayak was taken ashore at Branscombe beach. |
012-07 |
06-08-07 |
14:30 |
First Aid |
Sidmouth |
Report received at Lifeboat Station, of an elderly person on Sidmouth Beach, not breathing and no pulse. 2 Crew attended and administered Oxygen, Defibrillation and CPR. Casualty taken to Hospital via road ambulance. |
011-07 |
02-08-07 |
21:03 |
Search |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth lifeboat then further tasked to perform a close inshore search for a missing person between Lade Foot and Sidmouth beach. Lifeboat searched from Lade Foot to Sidmouth - nothing found. Missing person located by Police, safe and well on Sidmouth Seafront. |
010-07 |
02-08-07 |
20:37 |
Rescue |
River Otter |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked to look for 2 persons cut off on the East side of the River Otter. ILB arrived on scene. 1 crewman put ashore 2 persons recovered to lifeboat and transferred to Police and Coastguards on Budleigh Beach . |
009-07 |
31-07-07 |
19:27 |
Search |
River Axe |
ILB tasked by Portland Coastguard to investigate a person possibly cut off by the tide at the land slip East of the River Axe. ILB put 1 crew member ashore and spoke to person. No assistance required. |
008-07 |
10-07-07 |
20:25 |
Search |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked along with Beer and Sidmouth Coastguard to search for a missing person. A close inshore search was carried out between Ladram Bay and Weston Mouth. The Police Helicopter performed a search along the cliff tops. The missing person was found in Connaught Gardens. |
007-07 |
30-06-07 |
18:08 |
Investigation |
Branscombe |
Sidmouth
Lifeboat was tasked by Portland coastguard to investigate reports
of an oil slick in the vicinity of Littlecombe shoot, to the East
of Sidmouth. The
lifeboat reported the position of the slick of light fuel oil from
the wreck of MSC Napoli toward Branscombe. After
discussion with the salvage team on the Napoli and the Coastguard
no further action was deemed necessary. |
006-07 |
23-06-07 |
00:31 |
Rescue |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth
Lifeboat crew were called to assist a man reported to be on Chit
Rocks.Police
located the man on the rock groyne opposite the boathouse before
the boat was launched. Lifeboat crew got the casualty off the rocks
and onto a stretcher. He was then taken to the waiting ambulance
and on to hospital. |
005-07 |
16-06-07 |
13:16 |
Rescue |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth
Lifeboat crew were called to assist a group of children reported
in difficulty on the Rock Islands at Sidmouth. ILB Rig proceeded
along the sea front to the beach. The children were recovered to
a safe position and first aid was administered to several children
with cuts and grazes. |
004-07 |
04-05-07 |
08:40 |
Rescue |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth
Lifeboat crew were paged following the discovery of a small boat
washed up on the rock groynes at the western end of the beach. 08:50
Sidmouth Lifeboat on scene. Sidmouth Lifeboat recovered the vessel
to the beach. Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked to conduct a close inshore
search of the local area. Nothing untoward found. |
003-07 |
25-03-07 |
07:00 |
Search |
Peak Hill |
Pride of Sidmouth was launched on service to assist Devon & Cornwall police in searching for a missing person. ILB searched from Sidmouth to Big Picket Rock and back to Sidmouth. ILB was then tasked to search from Ladram Bay to Salcombe Hill. ILB was then stood down after nothing found. |
002-07
|
11-02-07 |
11:45 |
Search | Seaton |
Whilst on a training exercise 2 miles off Seaton Pride of Sidmouth came across 5 metal 45 gallon barrels drifting, the contents were not known. The position was logged and passed by radio to Portland Coastguard. The crew were asked to standby until a recovery vessel with a crane could get to the scene. The recovery vessel "Valour" arrived on scene and Pride of Sidmouth was stood down. |
001-07
|
21-01-07 |
13:54 |
Search |
Branscombe |
Pride of Sidmouth was launched on service to assist the Coastguard in the search for containers washed from the MSC Napoli. The search discovered 9 containers drifting along with a large amount of debris. The position of each container along with it's identity number was passed to the Coastguard. |