29 Mar 2026

Incident: Unidentified vessel apparently adrift

15.17 Phone call received from HMCG requesting visual on unidentified vessel apparently adrift towards Torbay. No further details available.

15.20 NCI Called to alert Torbay and Teignmouth NCIs. Nothing seen.

15.40 HMCG advised NCI that vessel now under way en-route to Teignmouth

17 Mar 2026

Incident: Possible fall from cliffs

16:26 – NCI overheard a radio message about a possible fall from a cliff. NCI informed HMCG they had CCTV coverage of the area and will monitor situation.

16:43 ILB and CRT tasked, and arrived at scene. ,

17:03 Nothing was found, all assets stood down.

4 Mar 2026

Incident: Missing Outfall Buoy

At 13.29hrs on the Thursday 5th March, our volunteers were contacted by His Majesty’s Coastguard (HMCG) for a repeated request to locate a missing buoy belonging to Trinity House. They were not sure whether the buoy was off station or not transmitting. Our watchkeepers were asked to locate the buoy.

Using our optics and critically our CCTV cameras which cover Sandy Bay, the team scanned the area. By using the existing latitude/longitude co-ordinates, they were able to plot the area of the last transmission and use that information to search the area needed. Also using their new electronic charts, they were able to work out a bearing from the camera.

At 13.38hrs the Range Safety Boat (RSB), DMS Cerne was contacted by HMCG on Ch.16 to help with the search.

At 13.45hrs the buoy was located by both our cameras and the RSB and NCI were stood down.

26 Dec 2025

Incident: Christmas swim

Post from RNLI

"On Dec 25th, the volunteer Exmouth RNLI lifeboat crew raised the alarm with H.M Coastguard as it became apparent that an incident was unfolding involving people in difficulty in the water at Budleigh Salterton. Alongside volunteers from Torbay and Teignmouth RNLI, we began responding at around 10am on Christmas day to assist in the multi-agency incident that followed.

RNLI lifeboat crews were involved in the recovery of one person from the water and continued to search throughout the day for two people understood to still be in the water. All lifeboat crew were stood down by the Coastguard around 5pm, when they returned to stations.

Our thoughts remain with all those impacted by the incident and the family and friends of the two people who are missing. Thank you to all RNLI volunteers, and members of other emergency services who responded yesterday.

Conditions at sea were extremely difficult and cold for the crew involved in the search who were out all day. Thank you also for those supporting back at the station including shore crew and those supplying hot drinks and sandwiches, it was appreciated."

NCI Exmouth, informed HMCG that we had CCTV, and continued to assist in the search, our thoughts are also with the families of those affected.

9 Nov 2025

Incident: Person in Water

08.59 NCI asked by HMCG for visual on person in water in estuary clinging to RIB.

Nothing visible due to masts obscuring line of sight

09.00 The ILB en route to scene.

09.23 The Casualty was recovered and handed over to ambulance

8 Nov 2025

Incident: Lady requiring assistance

11.55 A Member of Public requested NCI assistance as a woman had collapsed below the watchtower.

12.00 Ruth our watchkeeper, also a nurse attended and assessed situation. Ambulance had been called but no ETZ

12.10 HMCG informed and responders attended scene.

12.25 Ambulance in attendance to help with casualty.

6 Nov 2025

Adrift yacht

10.35 NCI recieved a report of yacht dragging its moorings and half sunk, NCI located stricken vessel on ESC CCTV.
10.37 NCI Reported to the Harbour Master, who requested that NCI advise Exeter Port Authority, where message left.

6 Nov 2025

Incident: Object spotted on Pole Sands

11.55 A report received from S&R and subsequently HMCG of unidentified object in water off Pole Sands
12.10 NCI were unable to locate on optics and CCTV
12.26 NCI advised HMCG no sightings and nothing unusual.

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