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| Incident No: |
Date |
Time |
Nature of Call Out |
Location |
Incident Report |
01-10 |
08/02/10 |
11:55 |
Search |
Brandy Head |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard to assist the Police in dealing with a cliff top incident. Coastguard Cliff Teams and Coastguard Helicopter were also in attendance and one individual was helped to safety by the Police. |
02-10 |
04/04/10 |
12:20 |
Rescue |
Seaton |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard along with the Coastguard Helicopter to assist Kayakers in difficulty. The Kayakers were helped to safety by a local fishing vessel. |
03-10 |
04/040/10 |
21:41 |
Rescue |
High Peak |
Sidmouth Lifeboat launched to assist cliff-top teams in locating a casualty who had fallen off High Peak. Spotlights, white parachute flares and voice communications were used to locate the casualty who was winched to safety by Coastguard Helicopter Rescue 106. |
04-10 |
12/05/10 |
14:42 |
Rescue |
Budleigh Salterton |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard to assist a swimmer in difficulty near Budleigh Salteron. Upon arrival the crew noted that the swimmer was ashore, safe and well. |
05-10 |
16/05/10 |
10:05 |
Rescue |
Ladram Bay |
Whilst on Sunday training Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard to assist a motor yacht taking on water. ILB picked up the salvage pump from the boathouse and used the pump to decant the stricken vessel. The vessel was then towed to Exmouth dock, where the casualty vessel was handed over to Exmouth Lifeboat to complete it's journey. Sidmouth ILB stood down and returned to training. |
06-10 |
26/05/10 |
17:50 |
Search |
Budleigh Salterton |
Sidmouth Lifeboat and Exmouth Coastguard team were tasked by Portland Coastguard to assist in a search for a Spear Fisherman thought to be swept out to sea at Budleigh Salterton. The Spear Fisherman was reported safe and well but on the East side of the River Otter mouth. ILB stood down prior to launch. |
07-10 |
06/06/10 |
16:33 |
Search |
Budleigh Salterton |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard to search for a 12ft RIB with 2 persons on board thought to be out of fuel and drifting SE of Budleigh Salterton. A co-ordinated search was organised with Exmouth Lifeboat and the casualty vessel was located 3.2 nm ESE of Budleigh Salterton. The crew were transferred safe and well back to Budleigh Salterton by Exmouth Lifeboat. |
08-10 |
28/06/10 |
17:18 |
Rescue |
Budleigh Salterton |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard to search for a speedboat with 1 person on board thought to be drifting SE of Budleigh Salterton. The vessel was located on rocks and taking in water. Due to rocks and sea conditions the lifeboat could only approach to with 20m of the stricken vessel. A crewman entered the water on a swimming line and recovered the skipper to the Lifeboat. The skipper was then returned to his family on Budleigh beach. The Lifeboat then returned and made several attempts to recover the vessel, but to no avail. |
09-10 |
03/07/10 |
12:30 |
Rescue |
Ladram Bay |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard to assist a 7m vessel with 4 persons on board broken down in Ladram bay. The vessel was towed back to Teignmouth, put on a pontoon. |
10-10 |
05/07/10 |
20:24 |
Rescue |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard to assist a small fishing vessel with 2 persons on board. The vessel had engine trouble and was drifting offshore 1nm SE of Sidmouth. The vessel and crew were safe and well and towed back to Clifton Beach at Sidmouth. |
11-10 |
24/07/10 |
16:58 |
Recovery |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked to assist the Ambulance Service in the recovery of a casualty from Jacobs Ladder Beach. Unfortunately the casualty did not respond to Paramedic CPR and was sadly declared deceased at the scene. Sidmouth Lifeboat recovered the casualty to the Boathouse on behalf of the Police and Coroner. |
12-10 |
26/07/10 |
15:30 |
Rescue |
Branscombe |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard to assist an outboard powered Mirror dinghy, with no sails or mast, which had broken down near Branscombe. The vessel was sighted approximately 1.5nm offshore and drifting in strong offshore winds. The 2 casualties were found without lifejackets, flares or a VHF radio, taken on board Sidmouth Lifeboat and returned to Port Royal beach along with their vessel. |
13-10 |
21/08/10 |
14:16 |
Rescue |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard to assist a 34ft yacht in trouble in heavy seas approximately 7nm south of Sidmouth. The yacht was taken in tow towards Lyme Regis (at the request of HM Coastguard). The vessel was handed over to Lyme Regis ILB for the remainder of the tow to Lyme Regis. |
14-10 |
23/08/10 |
17:36 |
Rescue |
Sidmouth |
Sidmouth Lifeboat was tasked by Portland Coastguard to rescue 3 children aged 11, 12 and 13 who were stranded by the tide on the rock islands at Sidmouth. The 3 children were taken aboard the lifeboat and returned safely to their parents on Clifton Beach. |
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