Kessock History
1993 A D class inshore lifeboat (ILB) station was established at North Kessock for one season’s evaluation.
1994 An all-year round lifeboat station was permanently established to cover the Moray and Beauly Firths.
1995 A new D class lifeboat, Margaret and Fiona Wood, was placed on service.
2001 A Letter of Appreciation was sent to the crew of the ILB for the prompt action that saved the life of one person from the Moray Firth on the night of 6 December 2000.
Two lives were saved when the aircraft Denny Fox Mk III crashed into the Beauly Firth. After landing the survivors, the ILB was able to recover the aircraft and tow it to shore. It was subsequently restored to flying condition.
A new boathouse was completed in September to accommodate a new B class lifeboat. An Atlantic 75 lifeboat, Lucy Beryl, was placed on service as the temporary station lifeboat.
The station changed its name to Kessock lifeboat station.
2002 The new lifeboat station was officially opened and a naming ceremony was held for the new Atlantic 75 lifeboat, Moray Dolphin, on Friday 7 June.
A Letter of Appreciation was sent to the station for evacuating 209 hotel guests and one tortoise during flash flooding in Inverness on 8 September.
Severe flooding occurred in Elgin and the lifeboat crew assisted in the evacuation of several hundred residents. The Operations Director sent a Letter of Appreciation to the station.
