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First Aid to Walker

19/11/2016

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No 39
19/11/16  09:45 – 10:15
DNL


A female walking with her companion slipped on ice just outside the lifeboat station as the first crew were assembling for an exercise. 
Senior helm and first aider along with one other crew made her comfortable on the stretcher off the ice and provided blankets while administering Entenox.
 
The ambulance arrived and the casualty was safely delivered to their care and hospital treatment.
 
Weather – Clear sky
Visibility - Good
Wind – Light Airs 270
Sea state – slight – frost on ground
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Assistance to Sick Crewman

3/11/2016

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No 37
03/11/16   06:33 – 07:35
ILB

Request by Aberdeen Coastguard to assist a crewman, on board a Fishing Vessel in Pittenweem harbour, with a suspected diabetic related condition. 
ILB on scene and safely transferred the casualty to the Ambulance and Coastguard waiting at the old slip. 
 
No further assistance required the Lifeboat re-housed
 
Weather – Overcast
Visibility - Good
Wind – Gentle breeze 293
Sea state – slight
 
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Children Marooned On Elie Chain Walk

18/10/2016

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No 33 & 34
18 October 2016: 16:23 – 17:55
ALB ILB

Requested by Aberdeen Coastguard for both lifeboats to assist three children cut off by the tide at the Chain Walk near Elie.
ILB on scene first, located the children and able to comfort them before transferring them to the ALB, where blankets were provided to warm them before returning them to the Coastguard at Elie harbour.

Weather – Part cloudy
Visibility - Good
Wind – Gentle breeze 45
Sea state – Slight
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Elie Chain Walk; click to enlarge
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Evacuation of Injured Fisherman

18/9/2016

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No 29
18/09/16 21:45 – 23:05
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ILB
Requested by Aberdeen Coastguard to assist the other emergency services, Fire Rescue, Ambulance, and Police & Coastguard, attending an unconscious fisherman who had fallen onto the deck of a fishing boat in Pittenweem harbour. 
The ILB was quickly on scene with all other available crew attending by road (about two miles from the Lifeboat Station) to offer assistance.
The ILB crew in consultation established a safe route to transfer the casualty to the other services as quickly and safely as possible at the old harbour.
The casualty was then taken care of by the ambulance and other services on scene.

ILB returned to rehouse at Anstruther

Station coxswain Michael Bruce commented, 'This was a carefully coordinated rescue incorporating the individual training of the ambulance service, police, fire service and coastguard shore team to ensure the safe, swift stabilisation and evacuation of the injured fisherman. With all services understanding their own and more importantly each other's capabilities, we were able to coordinate  the evacuation by our ILB crew to colleagues shore side.
We would like to thank all services involved and wish the injured man a speedy recovery."
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Weather – Part cloudy
Visibility - Good
Wind – Light airs 270
Sea state – calm

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5 Climber Rescued From Cliff

2/8/2016

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No 21 & 22/2016
02/08/16  15:13 – 18:30
ALB / ILB
 
Tasked by Aberdeen Coastguard to assist five persons on the coastal chain walk near Elie. The ILB arrived on scene first. 
Two police officers were assisting three casualties with two casualties remaining lower down the cliff.
Coast guard shore team assessed the situation and requested a helicopter to assist.
Both lifeboat stood by while helicopter lifted the casualties to safety at the top of the cliff, in case of any shore based rescue requirements. 
Picture
Elie Chain Walk - Click to Zoom
Lifeboats were released when all the casualties were safe.  
Both boats returned to Anstruther Harbour, were they were re-housed.
 
Weather – Part cloudy
Visibility - Good
Wind – Mod breeze 90
Sea state – mod choppy
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7 People Removed From Cliffs

3/6/2016

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No 16 & 17/ 2016
03/06/16 16:20 – 18:25
ALB & ILB

Both Lifeboats tasked by Aberdeen Coastguard to locate and aid 7 persons reported stuck in caves at Kincraig point between Elie & Shell Bay.
Once on scene the ILB located casualties and ascertained that they were in fact on the chain walk around the cliffs and were cut off by the tide but were not in any danger.
Contact was made and it was decided to take casualties off the chain-walk and back to Shell Bay. ALB stood by.
Both boats then returned to Anstruther harbour to re-house.
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Weather – Part cloudy
Visibility - Good
Wind – Mod breeze 45
Sea state – slight



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Medical Evacuation of Belgian Seaman

28/4/2016

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No 8/2016
DATE  28/04/16  12:52 – 15:50
ALB 
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Request from Aberdeen Coastguard to assist an injured crewman aboard a Belgium warship off Methil in the Firth of Forth.
ALB crew successfully medevac’d the casualty and one other to Methil harbour and the waiting Coastguard, to arrange treatment for a suspected broken finger.
On return to station the Lifeboat was tasked to search an area off Pittenweem for signs of diesel spillage, none found. Further information was received from Pittenweem that no further action was required.
The ALB suffered a serious mechanical failure with overheating of the starboard engine on leaving Methil, the ALB was returned to Pittenweem awaiting engineering report.
 
The Lifeboat was placed on restricted service with a relief Mersey Lifeboat arriving on 29/04/16 and subsequently taken off service for repair.

See the news report of of the arrival of the relief boat.

Weather partly cloudy,
Wind 3, from the east,
Visibility Good .
Sea slight.
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Pictures (28/4/2016) by Roger Grundy show ALB's low water launch for this Service and Crew's transport and clothing abandoned in a rush to get their kit on. (Click the pictures to enlarge them.)
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Walker Injured on Coastal Path

6/4/2016

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No 06 & 07/2016
06/04/16  13:42 – 15:40
ILB & ALB
 
Request from Aberdeen Coastguard to assist injured female walker on a remote section of the coastal path with her husband, children and dog.
ILB arrived on scene first and beached close to the casualty location, now joined at the scene by a paramedic (a member of the Lifeboat shore crew) who administered the first aid required.
The RNLI crew transferred the basket stretcher from the ALB waiting off shore and used it to stabilise and transfer the casualty onto the ILB and then to the ambulance waiting at St Monans harbour.
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Other member of the family and dog were taken by the ALB into St Monans harbour.
Whilst our ILB tended to the injured owner on the coastline, ALB crew member Vikki Munro kept Biscuits the dog company yesterday in the wheelhouse on the return sailing to Anstruther. 
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A video of this 'shout' is available on our Facebook page
 
Weather – Part cloud
Visibility - Good
Wind – Mod breeze 225
Sea state – Mod / choppy
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Anglers Endangered by High Seas

8/2/2016

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04 & 05/2016
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07/02/16 03:20 - 05:15
ALB & ILB


Both Anstruther's ALB and ILB were launched this morning at 3:20 am to a report that anglers Were in danger on the breakwater at St. Monans harbour. Anstruther ILB arrived on scene first and quickly located the casualties, on the end of St Monans breakwater.
ILB was manoeuvred alongside the breakwater after three attempts, due to the challenging weather conditions, to transfer a crew member onto the pier to assess casualties. The ILB then transferred two crew members from Anstruther ALB onto the breakwater, to assist in first aid and evacuation of casualties.
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St Monan's Pier
After the crew transfer ALB moved into position to help illuminate the area. ILB was then able to transfer the first injured casualty to an ambulance crew waiting on the shore. A second ILB trip was required for the last two casualties and they were also safely handed over to the ambulance crew. A final trip was made to retrieve the three crew members, and equipment, from the breakwater. Due to the adverse weather conditions, the decision was made not to transfer the ALB crew members back to the ALB and instead take them to shore, where they returned to the station by road. ILB and ALB then returned to station.

Weather – Squalls
Visibility - Fair
Wind – Near gale 225
Sea state – Rough 4m swell
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