RNLI - DART LIFEBOAT RNLI


The busy Dart RNLI lifeboat station has operated a quick response D class inflatable lifeboat since October 2007.


In October 2018 an Atlantic 75 B class inshore lifeboat


was placed on service on a two year trial to determine whether a B class lifeboat should also be stationed permanently in Dartmouth. The area covered by the Dart lifeboats extends west


as far as Start Point, east as far as Mansands beach and up the Dart to the weir above Totnes. The B class has a top speed of 32 knots and can


operate up to 10 nautical miles out to sea in a Force 7 by day and a Force 6 by night. All the Dart crew are fully competent in First Aid and


four of the 46 launches last year were for medical transfers.


The majority of the calls to cabin cruisers (8), angling


boats (6) and yachts (5) were due to engine failure. The causes have been from simple mechanical breakdown or ropes round the propeller to contaminated fuel. Most have been in Start Bay. The aspiration of the RNLI is to reduce deaths


by drowning. All boats should carry lights at night, especially when crossing the harbour in small tenders, and lifejackets should always be worn when on the water.


There will be a free lifejacket check carried out by


Ocean Safety at the lifeboat station on Coronation Park between 10am and 3pm on Saturday 6 April 2019. It is hoped to place RNLI lifejacket storage lockers on the Dart Harbour summer pontoon in front of the Dartmouth Yacht Club and near the Double Steps during 2019. If you are under 65 and have a good knowledge of the local waters, there is a vacancy for an additional Deputy Launch Authority to join the team. Please contact Mark Strudwick, Lifeboat Operations Manager, to find out more. Volunteers are also more than welcome to join


the Fundraising team who meet once a month. Bob Gilbert is the Chairman. Tracey Lucas, Manager of the RNLI Dart Visitor Centre next to Rockfish on the South Embankment, is always looking for volunteers to showcase this educational and retail presence of the RNLI in Dartmouth. All information, local weather conditions and contact


details can be found on the local station website. www.dartlifeboat.org.uk The station Facebook page is on www.facebook.com/ dartrnlilifeboat


Dart Atlantic 75 B class lifeboat - photo by Salcombe RNLI Yacht Taxi - Ch 69 tel: 07970 346571 29


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