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someone on an inflatable popcorn being blown away! Cue a simulated call to the Coastguard and a tasking for the lifeboat! The pager went off and caused a few crew along the embankment to jump to attention and the D-Class D-838 Inshore Lifeboat raced to the scene from up river.


The smaller of our two


inshore lifeboats, named the Dudley Jane, is ideally suited for this kind of rescue. It’s manoeuvrable and expertly handled by volunteer helm Kev Murphy (a property developer). With support from the crew: Katy Locke (Bushell’s restaurant manager) and Will Davis (ferryman), they quickly scooped up the casualties and took them safely back to the Yacht Club pontoon.


lifeboats and often work together in Start Bay. We deal with between 40-50 shouts/call-outs per year, such as medical incidents, kayakers, paddleboarders and swimmers in difficulty, as well as assisting craft from small pleasure boats to commercial vessels. This year we’ve also rescued two dogs who have fallen down cliffs from the coast path! Luckily both dogs were found safe and well but please remember to keep your dog on a lead near the cliff edge!


Dart Lifeboats: D-Class and Atlantic in front of Dartmouth Castle Photo by Stuart Millard


“Since 2007, Dart Lifeboat have aided over 530 people and have saved 12 lives”


The drama continued as a barge with several people on board caught fire. Engulfed in smoke, 5 people chose to escape the fire and leapt into the water. Cue another simulated 999 call with a request for the coastguard. This time the bigger of our two lifeboats, the Dart Atlantic 85 B-931 Inshore Lifeboat, was the first to respond and sped towards the scene from the river mouth at an impressive speed of around 30knots. The new boat, named Frank C Samworth, has only been in operation since the beginning of July, but has already been kept busy this summer.


When there are people in the water, it is imperative


for us to get to them as quickly as possible so being able to reach speeds up to 38 knots makes every second count. As there were 5 casualties in the water in this scenario, the D-Class was also tasked to assist and between the two boats, all the casualties were quickly rescued from the water. The Atlantic was helmed by Rich Eggleton (a marine pilot), with a crew of 3 volunteers: Dean Nettleton (a builder), Tom Shanley (works in sales for a local boat builder) and Rich Baker (VP at an International IT company). As volunteers, all crew are ready to stop what they are doing as soon as the pager goes off to respond to those in need, and we are grateful to the families and employers who give their full support to our crew.


The current Dart Lifeboat station has been in


operation since 2007 and covers the area all the way up the River Dart to Totnes weir (approximately 10nm) and out to sea approximately 12nm offshore, stretching along the coastline between Scabbacombe and Start Point. We are flanked by Torbay and Salcombe lifeboat stations with their all-weather


Since 2007, Dart Lifeboat


have aided over 530 people and have saved 12 lives including 2 this year. In June, Dart and Torbay RNLI worked together to rescue two kayakers from the sea in


rough conditions. The Coastguard team, including the helicopter, had to rescue the rest of the party from the beach.


You can find out more about this


rescue in an upcoming episode of Saving Lives at Sea on BBC2 on Thursday at 8pm.


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