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2009 A Year in Pictures

2009 SHOUTS

 

Date

Details of Action

Sea/Weather Conditions

Crew

15th Jan

Looe Lifeboat recovers stranded fishing boat

Moderate

Clive Palfrey (helm) Ben Crabb and John Crabb

6th Apr

Looe Lifeboat call to injured person

Force

Toby Bray (helm) Clive Palfrey and James Chudleigh

7th Apr

Two canoeists in capsized canoe, Portwrinkle

SW Force 5 and heavy seas

Clive Palfrey (Helm) Mike Berry and Francois Ravin

7th Apr

Looe Island Ferry grounded

Force 5 to 6 SW winds, heavy swell

Toby Bray (helm) Mike Berry and James Chudleigh

20th Apr

Looe Lifeboats recues canoeists

Heavy swell and large surf

Toby Bray (Helm), Clive Palfrey and Mike Berry

22nd May

Search for small Children in West Looe River

Calm

Toby Bray (helm), Mike Berry and John Crabb

24th May

Cruiser adrift, no power drifting onto rocks

Moderate

Dave Jackman (helm), Ben and John Crabb

2nd Jun

Lifeboat rescues children adrift

Calm

Toby Bray (helm) James Chudleigh and Jake Gavin

3rd June

Lifeboat Buzzes Bees

Moderate

Dave Jackman helm and crew Clive Palfrey and Mike Berry

14th Jun

Recovered sailboat off Downderry

Light swell

Dave Jackman (Helm) with John Crabb and Toby Bray

19th June

24’ yacht with broken steering

NW 5-5

Dave Jackman (Helm) Toby Bray and James Chudleigh

20th June

Cabin cruise broken away from moorings

Looe River/Harbour

Dave Jackman (Helm) and Brian Bowdler

28th June

Kayaker recovered

Easterly F3-4, moderate swell

Nick Pope (Helm) and crew Toby Bray and Ben Crabb

4th July

Search for Missing Woman

SW Force 3-4, slight swell

Atlantic - Dave Jackman, (Helm) crew John Crabb and Jake Gavin.
D- Class - Brian Bowdler, (Helm) crew Clive Palfrey and Ben Crabb

7th July

Two cut off by Rising Tide

NW Force 4, slight sea

Toby Bray (helm), Jake Gavin and Brian Bowdler

23rd July

Fisherman fallen ill

Rough, SW 4-5, moderate swell

Atlantic - Clive Palfry (Helm), Mark Champion and James Chudley. D Class – Mike Berry and Dale Staff

23rd July

Two persons and dog cut off by the tide

Rough, SW 4-5, moderate swell

Toby Bray (Helm)

24th July

Crashed windsurfer recovered

Rough, SW 4-5

Ben Crabb (Helm), James Chudley and Jake Gavin