RNLI Scotland news

Kayakers complete first successful crossing to Faroes in aid of RNLI

Elizabeth Flatman

A former Olympian Patrick Winterton and former British kayaking champion Mick Berwick have succeeded in making the first kayak crossing from Scotland to the Faroe Islands unsupported in aid of the lifesaving charity, the RNLI.

In two single production sea kayaks, Patrick and Mick attempted and succeeded to cross 280 kilometres of a notoriously rough section of the Atlantic unsupported to the imposing cliffs and roaring tide-races around the Faroes...

HM The Queen visits Eyemouth

Rachel Martin

HM The Queen was introduced to volunteer members of Eyemouth RNLI lifeboat crew yesterday (Thursday 2 July) during a Royal visit to the Scottish Borders town.

Members of the local lifeboat crew were lined along the quay with the Trent Class RNLI lifeboat ‘Barclaycard Crusader’ moored behind...

Thurso Lifeboat called to the aid of rigid inflatable

Karen Munro

Thurso RNLI Lifeboat “The Taylors” was called out just before 3.30pm on Wednesday the 1st of July to go to the aid of a broken down rigid inflatable in the Kyle of Tongue area...

Kayakers attempt first successful crossing to Faroes in aid of RNLI

Rachel Martin

A former Olympian Patrick Winterton and former British kayaking champion Mick Berwick will attempt to make the first kayak crossing from Scotland to the Faroe Islands unsupported, setting off this weekend (conditions allowing) in aid of the lifesaving charity, the RNLI.
In two single production sea kayaks, Patrick and Mick will attempt to across 280 kilometres of the Atlantic unsupported to the Faroes...

Two Calls for Oban Lifeboat

Pat Maclean

Oban RLNI lifeboat launched at 10.04 PM yesterday following a report from the yacht Thistle that a yacht was drifting, apparently unmanned, in Oitir Mor Bay on the west side of Kerrera...

Oban lifeboat assists yacht

Pat Maclean

Oban’s RLNI Lifeboat launched at 6.15pm yesterday to the aid of the yacht “Savoir Fair” which had run aground on the island of Luing with four persons on board...

Holidaymaker evacuated to hospital by Tobermory lifeboat

Susannah Calderan

Tobermory RNLI evacuated a holidaymaker to hospital in the early hours of Monday morning (22 June).
The lifeboat was called to a local cruise boat moored in Tobermory Bay at approximately 12...

Eyemouth RNLI Lifeboat responds to reports of divers being swept out to sea

Adam Ferguson

Forth Coastguard paged Eyemouth RNLI Lifeboat crew at 2pm on Sunday 21st June after a member of the public reported that it appeared that two divers were being swept out to sea and were having difficulty swimming back to shore.
The Lifeboat raced to the scene, just to the south of Eyemouth harbour and found that the two divers had been recovered by a local dive vessel...

Former Kirkwall lifeboat returns to visit local waters

Graeme R. Smith

Former Kirkwall RNLI Lifeboat, “Grace Paterson Ritchie” is to make a return to local waters, visiting the three local stations, arriving Kirkwall on Monday 22nd June 2009.
The Grace Paterson Ritchie, is due to arrive at Kirkwall harbour on the evening of 22nd June...

Early hours shout for Dunbar to aid fishing boat

David Johnston

Dunbar’s RNLI lifeboat was launched to go to the aid of a fishing boat broken down four miles off the coast with a massive boulder onboard causing it to list dangerously yesterday (Friday 19 June).
The boat, the Eyemouth based Clansman, put out a distress call when its engine failed as the crew were dealing with the trawled up rock...