Incident No. | Date of Incident | Station Name | Incident Summary | Initiated by | Lifeboat involved | MCA | MCA No. |
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21691 | 17/12/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported large flotsam (telegraph pole) to CG. CRT attended to remove safely. | NCI | No | Yes | 33403 |
20996 | 20/10/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual on vessel reportedly adrift. No visual sighting. NFA | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
20963 | 16/10/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Relayed MoP report of drifting speedboat to CG. ILB attended and escorted safely to mooring. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 28931 |
20772 | 07/10/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported downed windsurfer to CG. Updated when casualty managed to regain board prior to LB launch. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
20487 | 22/09/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual on two MoPs reported tidebound on sand bar. Casualties sighted, ILB recovered them to shore. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 26829 |
20486 | 21/09/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual search for vessel sending a corrupted PanPan. No sighting. nfa | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 26732 |
20334 | 17/09/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual on disabled speedboat. Target sigted and CG updated when local boat towed it in. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | 26323 |
20306 | 10/09/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Acted as radio relay to ILB from CG during tow in of disabled yacht. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 25687 |
20186 | 03/09/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported semi-submerged dinghy floating out to CG. ILB deployed to recover it to shore. No casualties. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 25030 |
20157 | 27/08/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Relayed MoP report of apparently 'abandoned' child to police. Updated when moter reclaimed child. nfa | NCI | No | No | n/n |
20039 | 19/08/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported possibly disabled speedboat to CG. Updated when it managed to get underway again. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | n/n |
20040 | 19/08/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual on disabled MB. Not visible from tower Updated as ILB and LB attended to tow in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 22727 |
20001 | 13/08/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Monitored and updated CG on recovery of grounded yacht by ILB. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 21908 |
19987 | 10/08/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported yacht in possible touble to CG. ILB directed to target and towed disabled craft in. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 21424 |
19946 | 06/08/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested observation of recovery by LB of disabled PB. Updated as craft towed in. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 20839 |
19925 | 04/08/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported drifting pier as a hazard to CG. Marked by HM and monitored by lifeguards. | NCI | No | Yes | 20558 |
19832 | 31/07/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual search for children reportedly being swept to sea. ILB attended. Children then reportedly seen ashore. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 20069 |
19486 | 16/07/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Relayed report of drfting tender (possibly from Teignmouth) to Teignmouth NCI. Craft recovered to Exmouth Marina.. | NCI | No | No | n/n |
19401 | 02/07/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Carried out visual search for swimmer reported in shipping channel. Lifeguards also involved. No sighting. nfa | NCI | No | No | n/n |
19210 | 16/06/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual check on jetski reported 'sinking'. No sighting other than one seen operating safely. nfa | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | n/n |
19213 | 14/06/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Relayed message from disabled yacht to CG. Updated when local safety boat had the casualty safely under tow. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 13087 |
19212 | 13/06/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported downed kite surfer to CG. ILB launched but casualty recovered by local sailing school safety boat. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 121968 |
19075 | 26/05/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Station reopened out of hours on report of red flare sighting. No sighting reported to CG. Stood down at 2230. | NCI | No | Yes | 10778 |
19211 | 26/05/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual on MoP report of swimmer in difficulty. Informed CG that swimmer was safely ashore. nfa. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
19071 | 25/05/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported grounded yacht to CG. Updated as she refloated on tide. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 10505 |
19049 | 23/05/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested info on MoP report of 'illuminated' vessel. Details of routine tug operation passed. nfa. | MCA/HMCG | No | Yes | n/n |
18854 | 25/04/2017 | NCI Exmouth | CG requested visual surveillance of 2 paddleboarders being recovered by ILB. Updated as rescue proceeded. | MCA/HMCG | Yes | Yes | 7763 |
18727 | 01/04/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported drifting ML to CG. Updated as local ML assisted to tow in. | NCI | No | Yes | 5778 |
18726 | 31/03/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported drifting RIB to CG. Updated until lost to sight. ILB attended to tow in safely. | NCI | Yes | Yes | 5687 |
18693 | 27/03/2017 | NCI Exmouth | Reported grounded MB to CG. Updated when she refloated on tide. nfa | NCI | No | Yes | 5382 |
18379 | 29/01/2017 | NCI Exmouth | RNLI requested monitoring of kite surfer minus board trying to make shore. Updated when he landed safely. | RNLI | Yes | No | n/n |
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