The Teignmouth relief Atlantic 85 lifeboat 'Mary Lewis' was funded by a generous legacy from Miss Mary Elizabeth Lewis from Hyde in Cheshire. The lifeboat has always been in the relief fleet.
Monday January 30th 2012 13:42
5 Fisherman Saved From Capsized Trawler
At about 13:40 many 999 calls were received by HM Coastguard about a local trawler that had capsized on approaching the River Teign estuary mouth, close to the bar.
The Teignmouth relief lifeboat 'Mary Lewis' was launched immediately with three volunteer crew on board. The five fisherman on board the trawler had taken refuge on the dry side of the wheelhouse; the lifeboat crew managed to take all five fisherman onto the lifeboat, with the lifeboat suffering some damage from the edge of the stricken trawler. The lifeboat returned quickly to the lifeboat station where Paramedics were waiting.
All of the casualties were a bit shaken and cold; Paramedics examined them and pronounced all OK. The lifeboat station shore crew provided hot drinks and blankets, and the casualties were allowed to go when they felt ready.
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Sunday January 15th 2012
Launch in bad conditions to assist 2 persons and a dog
The Teignmouth relief lifeboat 'Mary Lewis', was launched in rough seas to assist a dog and two persons in the water between Boat Cove and Coryton Cove, Dawlish.
On the arrival of the lifeboat at Dawlish, HM Coastguard reported that the two persons had recovered themselves, and although cold and wet were no worse for their ordeal. Unfortunately the dog was overcome by the seas and lost its life.
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Saturday December 31st 18:32
Missing women search - Third launch over the festive period
The Police through HM Coastguard tasked the relief Teignmouth lifeboat 'Mary Lewis' to assist with the search for a high 'risk missing lady' in the Maidencombe area. The lady has a history of going missing, and previously had entered the sea near Maidencombe.
The lifeboat and its volunteer crew conducted a shoreline search near Maidencombe, and the Teignmouth XP boat was launched to search the shoreline of the River Teign.
Helicopters from RAF Chivenor and HM Coastguard at Portland, plus local police, HM Coastguard teams from Torbay and Teignmouth and two members of the Teignmouth lifeboat shore crew helped search the area, and the missing lady was found at approx 19:50 on the shore by the police.
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Thursday December 29th 10:28
Two windsurfers in trouble near Coombe Cellars
The relief lifeboat 'Mary Lewis' was launched to go to the assistance of a father and sign windsurfing in the River Teign near Coombe Cellars. On the way to Coombe Cellars the father was collected from the water and taken to Coombe Cellars and reunited with his son who had been recovered a bit earlier by HM Coastguard.
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Sunday December 25th 03:25
Stood-by Despondent Male at Spray Point
Shortly after 3:20am on Christmas Day, the pagers alerted the volunteer crew to go to the aid of the Police and HM Coastguard. A despondent male was reported as standing on the sea wall near the Lido (later changed to the sea wall at Spray Point), where he was apparently threatening to jump into the sea.
The lifeboat stood-by whilst the Police managed to persuade him to come to a place of safety. The lifeboat was stood-down at 4:20am.
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Friday December 2nd 13:30
Fishing boat towed in to Teignmouth
The fishing boat 'Annie' (approx 6.5m long, on route back to Teignmouth with a crew of two, suffered mechanical failure to its inboard diesel engine about 6.5 miles East North East of Teignmouth. The lifeboat with its volunteer crew of four arrived with the casualty vessel at 13:45 and took it under tow to Teignmouth arriving back at 15:15
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Tuesday October 25th 20:53
Possible Missing Person
The Teignmouth relief lifeboat and its volunteer crew were asked to assist the local police in a search along the coastline after a a bag containing keys was found in the Watcombe area. A search from Watcombe Head to Long Quarry was carried out helped by searchlights and an image intensifier but nothing was found.
The lifeboat returned to station at 22:28 hrs.
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Monday October 17th 21:27
Suicide concern at Coryton Cove
Following a request by the local Police, the Teignmouth relief lifeboat 'Mary Lewis' was launched with three volunteer crew and a policeman on board to assist other police and the local coastguard auxiliary with a man who was threatening to take his own life. The man in question had climbed onto the seawall at Coryton Cove, but a police negotiator persuaded him to climb down, and he was taken by the police to the local station for further talks.
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