oyal ational Teignmouth RNLI Lifeboat
The RNLI became a vital occupier of Teignmouth’s seafront in 1854 when the charity took over the local lifeboat. The then, rowing and sailing vessel was launched down the beach using skids – pieces of wood over which the lifeboat literally skidded. Volunteers, of whom the RNLI relied then and still do now, did it all from the launching to the crewing of the lifeboat. Teignmouth lifeboat goes back to 1851 when a pulling and sailing lifeboat was stationed in the town by the Shipwrecked Fisherman’s and Mariners’ Royal Benevolent Society. Now the Royal National
● Teignmouth RNLI lifeboat The Two Annes.
Lifeboat Institution in Teignmouth operates the latest in inshore lifeboat design – the Atlantic 85 – ‘The Two Annes’ (length 8.3m) and a second lifeboat for services in the shallow water of the River
Teign, the Arancia Class ‘Malcolm Hawkesford 1’ (length 3.9m). The volunteer boat crews are usually on the way to a distress call within three to four minutes of a launch request. The RNLI lifeguards stationed at Teignmouth and Dawlish Warren also operate a Rescue Water Craft – ‘Andrew Paddick’ – this craft operates within approximately 400 metres of the beach and is able to look after the immediate safety of swimmers and surfers. The Atlantic 85 lifeboat is fitted with a radar system, GPS and electronic chart plotting plus a radio direction finder, and it’s the engines that give the
● RNLI lifeboat Malcolm Hawkesford. 18 Teignmouth Town Guide 2016
lifeboat some important ‘green’ credentials. The two engines are four-stroke 2 x 115hp Yamaha’s which use less fuel and produce fewer emissions – this means less pollutants being released into the water and atmosphere. But these lifeboats don’t come cheap; in fact the price tag is around £225,000 which, to a charity like the RNLI, is a good deal of money. The Teignmouth lifeboat is one of the busiest in the south west, and a fully coordinated RNLI beach lifeguarding and lifeboat service is provided along our part of the Devon coastline. The lifeboat averages 30 services, and rescues more than 30 people each year, and the RNLI lifeguards who patrol the Teignmouth and Dawlish Warren beaches attend more than 200 incidents and assist more than 230 people during the summer season. Lifeboat exercises usually take place on the first Sunday morning and the third Thursday evening of every month, when visitors are welcome to see the lifeboat and talk to the crew.
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