Anstruther's New Inshore Lifeboat was officially named "Akira" at a ceremony on Saturday 3 June.
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Anstruther's Open Day on 27th May was strongly supported by the public. About 750 people visited the station and had the opportunity to board the lifeboats. Hundreds of pounds were donated, and burger sales and flag day raising over £2000. Shop sales amounted to £1233: the largest one-day turnover on record.
The strength of support and the generosity of the people demonstrated the appreciation of the RNLI volunteers' life-saving work
The Kingdom of Fife 12-17 came back by road today from its refit. The relief boat Pride & Spirit 12-27 was launched and handed over to the crew of the Arbroath boat 12-35 "Inchcape". Inchcape was lifted out to return to Poole for maintenance.
RNLI trustee Sir Andrew Cubie presented the award to station coxswain Michael Bruce and senior helmsman Barry Gourlay at a recent exercise and reiterated his thanks to the crew for their efforts that night.
The letter stated that ‘during this service, you all demonstrated courage, determination and excellent seamanship and you are to be commended for all that you achieved under such challenging circumstances.’ The RNLI Chairman’s award is recognition for the continued training and commitment of the Anstruther team. On launching that night in poor weather with both lifeboats, the crew worked together to arrive on scene swiftly, manoeuvre the lifeboats into position with very little water and assist the 3 fishermen to safety. The award will take pride of place in the station and is a reminder to our volunteers the pivotal role we play in saving lives at sea. |
