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PR091118 Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launches on service in the dark
Both Exmouth’s Shannon class and D class lifeboats were tasked at 8.05pm on 8 November, following a call to the Coastguard from a man concerned for his welfare, in the river Exe.
Photograph : President of the Madeira Bowls Club, Jacky Howle hands the cheque to Brian Cole. (L to R) Brian Cole, Jacky Howle, Rory Carrig (Exmouth RNLI Fundraising Chair), David Atkinson (Fundraising Treasurer) and Pat Atkinson (Exmouth RNLI Shop Manager). Photograph credited John Thorogood / Exmouth RNLI.
At a recent dinner held on 20 October by Exmouth’s Madeira Bowls Club, Club President, Jacky Howle, donated a cheque for £75 for Exmouth RNLI raised from the event.
Photograph : David Chambers hands over his painting to Rory Carrig, Chair, Exmouth RNLI Fundraising Committee and Simon Davidson, Chair of the Lifeboat Management Group. (L to R) Rory Carrig, David Chambers, Simon Davidson. All photographs credited Exmouth RNLI.
A popular and distinguished artist from Topsham who specialises in Marine Art has donated one of his amazing paintings for the benefit of Exmouth RNLI.
Photos: (Credit: Exmouth RNLI)
PR291018 Recovery of George Bearman II
Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 10.45am to two men aground in a 17’ yacht in the river Exe after suffering engine failure.
Photos: (Credit: Exmouth RNLI)
PR281018 Recovery of George Bearman II in the dark
Inshore lifeboat George Bearman II launched at 6.04pm on 27 October to two solo dinghy sailors in difficulty in the river Exe, as light was fading rapidly.
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| Loïc Lepage, now awaiting rescue some 600 miles SE of Perth WA. |
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| Francis Tolan and his Beneteau OCEAN 43 Alizes II is expected to be first on the scene to lend assistance.
[Below] Mark Slats arrival at the Boatshed.com Hobart film gate earlier today. |
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Dateline 21.10. 2018 – Hobart, Tasmania
SITUATION UPDATE At 15:00 UTC on October 21.
At 18:27 UTC on Saturday 20th Oct. the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre at Canberra (JRCC Aus.) picked up a distress beacon alert from French solo skipper Loïc Lepage. They had already been alerted by GGR organisers that his yacht Laaland had been dismasted and was taking in water some 600 miles SW of Perth, Western Australia, and took on responsibility for coordinating a rescue mission.
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| 62-year old French yachtsman Loïc Lepage sailing aboard his Nicholson 32 yacht Laaland |
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| Lepage and Laaland passing through the Lanzarote Film Gate in July |
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| Lepage was forced to stop in Cape Town to make repairs and was relegated to the Chichester Class. |
Dateline 20.10. 2018 – Hobart, Tasmania
At 18:30 UTC, French solo yachtsman set off the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) on his yacht Laaland after being dismasted earlier in the day some 600 miles SW of Perth Western Australia.
Roger_1_LR = Dept. Coxswain Roger Jackson receives his Awards from Charles Hunter-Pease
Mark_1_LR = Second Mechanic Mark Sansom receives his Awards from Charles Hunter-Pease
Don_1_LR = RNLI Fundraising Committee Chair, Don Hodgkinson receives his Awards from Charles Hunter-Pease
Bernice_1_LR = RNLI Fundraising Committee Treasurer, Bernice Williams with her Awards and fellow volunteers
Bernice_2_LR = RNLI Fundraising Committee Treasurer, Bernice Williams with her Awards and fellow volunteers
All photographs credited John Thorogood / Exmouth RNLI.
Four Exmouth RNLI Volunteers have recently been presented with prestigious long service Awards following their long and distinguished service to the lifesaving organisation.
At 13:42hr on Saturday 22 September 2018, UK Coastguard requested the launch of Seahouses Inshore Lifeboat, to go to the assistance of 4 persons from two vehicles, cut off by the tide on Holy Island Causeway. The occupants had attempted to cross contrary to the displayed safe crossing times.
Photograph : The successful winners, Jasmine Pashley and Lily Burdett, presenting the cheque to RNLI Volunteers.
Photograph credited : Paul J. Balbi
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.