Hope Cove Life Boat was formed in 2011 to save lives in Bigbury Bay. Operating from Hope Cove, our “patch” stretches from Soar Mill Cove across to Mothercombe and the mouth of the River Erme.

We work alongside teams from the RNLI, Coastguard, Devon Air Ambulance and other services but we’re a completely independent lifeboat, not part of a larger organisation.

Each year the Hope Cove Life Boat is called to around 30 “shouts.” Since 2011 we’ve saved hundreds of lives.