Call Outs

Date: 15.05.23 Time paged: 09:56 Call out #: 6 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to assist with a search for a missing person between Branscombe and Seaton Hole. The Lifeboat crew worked with HART and Police on the incident and returned to station at 13:33. Boat Crew: Guy Bennett (Helm), Jim Brewster, Paul May, Mark…

Date: 04.04.23 Time paged: 10:49 Call out #: 5 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to reports of a high risk missing person. A close inshore search was conducted from Jacobs Ladder to Ladram Bay with nothing found. At approximately 11:20 the missing person was located safe and well. The Lifeboat was stood down at 11:25…

Date: 12.03.23 Time paged: 12:27 Call out #: 4 Paged at 12:27 when Coastguard received a broken mayday call on their Beer Head aerial, from kayaker in trouble, no location received. Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was at sea at 12:36 and conducted a shoreline search from Sidmouth to Lyme Regis, with Lyme Lifeboat conducting a search…

Date: 19.02.23 Time paged: 11.47 Call out #: 3 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to assist a member of the public who had walked around Otterton Ledge from Budleigh Beach to assist their dog, after it had fallen from the top. Subsequently, the pair had been cut off by the tide. Once on scene, the…

Date: 08.02.23 Time paged: 08:11 Callout #: 2 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to assist Beer Coastguard rescue a dog stranded on the rocks at King’s Hole, Beer. Sidmouth 2 was launched and upon arriving on scene, the crew were able to place the bow against the rocks and assist the dog back to the…

Date: 02.02.23 Time paged: 13:22 Callout #: 1 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to two persons cut off by the tide at Beer Head. Sidmouth 2 was launched and on arrival, the two casualties were helped into the Lifeboat and taken back to Beer Beach, where they were handed over to the Coastguard. Boat Crew:…

Date: 17.11.22 Time paged: 22:46 Callout #: 16 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to assist Devon & Cornwall Police with a high risk person at Ladram Bay. The lifeboat launched, but was stood down en route. Many thanks to all involved. Boat Crew: Guy Bennett (Helm), Dave Pearce, Kyle Baker, Ben Lemaitre DLA: Simon Priestley…

Date: 13.11.22 Time Paged: 12:38pm Callout #: 15 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was paged for an immediate launch request, to reports of two persons stranded on the rock island at Sidmouth Beach. On arrival at the beach, the crew found the casualties already ashore and administered first aid. The casualties were further assisted by Beer Coastguard and South…

Date: 29.10.22 Time Paged: 02:09 Callout #: 14 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was paged at 02:09 to potentially assist with a potential incident at Ladram Bay. As crew assembled and readied to launch, the incident was resolved by police and Sidmouth Lifeboat was stood down at 02:38. Many thanks to all involved. ____ Boat crew: Guy Bennett…

Date: 24.08.22 Time Launched: 17:45 Call out #: 13 Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked to investigate a small catamaran on the rocks at Whitecliff between Seaton Hole and Beer beach. The boat was located in a cave entrance badly damaged, thankfully with no casualties. The crew made sure the boat was in a safe position,…