RNLI Scotland news

RNLI Queensferry welcome £1,500 donation thanks to Forth Bridge monitors

Hamish Campbell

Local residents who have volunteered to have vital environmental monitoring stations to measure and record dust, noise and vibration throughout the five year construction period of the new Forth crossing were asked by the Forth Crossing Bridge contractors to nominate a worthy cause to receive a donation, and they chose RNLI Queensferry.

Local residents Douglas Ross from Linn Mill, Mr and Mrs Mike Baynham, and Adam Cruttenden, the manager for Port Edgar Marina and Sailing School, nominated the RNLI Queensferry lifeboat station...

RNLI Queensferry lifeboat is the busiest inshore lifeboat in Scotland in 2011

Hamish Campbell

The RNLI Queensferry lifeboat volunteers had a busy 2011 with 62 launches, rescuing 117 people, making it the busiest inshore lifeboat in Scotland.

The RNLI Queensferry lifeboat crew, who are on-call 24 hours a day, responded to a great variety of emergencies from rescuing a child stranded by the incoming tide, to yachts in difficulty, motor boats suffering engine failure, and saving three men adrift in the water...

Tobermory RNLI all at sea in 2011

Dr Sam Jones

The RNLI’s annual statistics for 2011 have been released. Whilst Tobermory RNLI had a quiet year in terms of 'shouts', the crew accumulated almost 900 hours at sea carrying out rescues or training...

RNLI supporter has a close shave to help Dunbar volunteers save lives

David Johnston

Dunbar lifeboat fundraiser Marie Headley had a close shave to help the town’s volunteer lifeboat crew. Big-hearted Marie had her head shaved in a fundraising event that raised £1,000 for lifeboat funds...

More than 1,000 launches in 2011 for RNLI lifeboats in Scotland

Richard Smith

The RNLI launched, on average, 20 lifeboats in Scotland each week in 2011 according to the charity’s official statistics released today, (Tuesday 7 February).
The charity had another busy year – it was the RNLI’s 6th busiest year in Scotland - with 1,006 launches in Scotland during which 847 people were rescued...

Anstruther Lifeboat man is recognised for over three decades of service

Tom Danks

It is not unusual around the coastal RNLI lifeboat stations to find volunteers who have joined the RNLI family and remained for many, many, years however it is not too often that you come across a volunteer who can boast more than 30 years operational service.
Local man George Sorley (54) from Anstruther joined the Anstruther crew back in 1977 and this week received an additional 10 years bar to add to his long service badge commemorating 20 years’ service...

Twenty Years, Man and Boy - Troon celebrate 20 years' service of coxswain

Peter Simcock

Colin ‘Joe’ Millar, Coxswain of Troon Lifeboat celebrates 20 years’ service.
On Monday 30 January, instead of the regular training session, RNLI Troon Coxswain and volunteer crew met at the Piersland Hotel in Troon to help celebrate with Coxswain Joe Millar being presented with his 20 year Service Badge from the RNLI – the only Charity with one remit: “to save life at sea...

Helensburgh RNLI Lifeboat fundraising Committee raises £3360 from curry supper

Keith Shipman

Helensburgh RNLI Fundraising team held their annual Curry Supper at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club on Friday 3rd February and raised £3360 for the charity.
Commodore of the RNCYC Jock Fleming and his wife Margaret were guests...

Shivers and Songs for RNLI Kinghorn

Neil Chalmers

Kinghorn RNLI Lifeboat station has had a fantastic start to 2012 with over £3,000 raised already from the generous support of local people.
The year got off to a chilly start with a ‘Loony Dook’ at Kinghorn beach raising £2,800, and then the annual SOS day raised £474, with a Songs On Saturday concert...

New RNLI Queensferry lifeboat station

Hamish Campbell

The impressive new RNLI Queensferry lifeboat station nears completion at the Hawes Pier, South Queensferry.
The new station should be completed by the end of February and, after acceptance by the RNLI, the new Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Jimmie Cairncross, will arrive from RNLI headquarters in Poole...