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Anstruther Keeping Fishermen Safe

8/9/2017

Michael Bruce centre left, Richard Scott dep Cox in centre display the lifejackets

Anstruther Lifeboat Station has assisted a local association in becoming the first group of its kind to win funding in the provision of integrated lifejackets for a fishing fleet

Anstruther coxswain Michael Bruce and RNLI Fishing Safety team member John Fulton have worked closely with the Fisherman’s Mutual Association (FMA) in Pittenweem to secure a grant totalling over 60% of the total costs from the European Maritime Fisheries Fund to provide local skippers with this advanced safety equipment.

Read the full report here (pdf)

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Memoirs of a WW1 Sailor

21/8/2017

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2017 marks the centenary of the Battle of Otranto. This important but little-known battle is brought to life by John Smith, a WWI fisherman who crewed one of the 47 steam drifters engaged in the battle.
The book relating his memoirs is now published by his great niece and proceeds are donated to the RNLI.

Find out more here.

Below: David Corstorphine, a relative of the author, presents the cheque for some of the book's proceeds to the coxswain

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Naming Ceremony for Anstruther's Inshore Lifeboat

3/6/2017

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Anstruther's New Inshore Lifeboat was officially named "Akira" at a ceremony on Saturday 3 June.
Read the full story here

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Successful Open Day

27/5/2017

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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

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Michael Bruce Takes Command

7/5/2017

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Michael Bruce, the Anstruther volunteer coxswain, has been appointed the full time Coxswain/Mechanic at the station from 08/05/17. He replaces the previous full-time mechanic, Alex Purves, who has been appointed an RNLI assessor.

Michael Bruce

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Mom and Schoolgirl's First Shout

19/4/2017

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Louise McNicoll and Danielle Marr were paged, alongside their fellow volunteers, at Anstruther RNLI to assist a 28 foot vessel that had encountered mechanical failure off the coast of Crail.

Both Danielle and Louise have volunteered at the lifeboat station for a number of months now, fine-tuning the skills required in training exercises to prepare them for the eventuality of a shout coming in.

On arrival at the location of the vessel, Danielle and Louise put into practice the rope work they have worked on in previous weeks by securing a towing line to the casualty vessel under the supervision of the coxswain and senior crew before the short journey to the sanctuary of Anstruther harbour commenced.

Read the full report here (pdf)

Watch the TV report about Danielle here