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Boat in danger near rocks

29/6/2019

15 & 16/ 2019
29/06/19             11:11 – 11:35

ILB & ALB

Request from Coastguard to assist small boat with one person on board in distress close to rocks at Cellardyke.
ILB quickly on scene, one of the crew boarding the vessel and taking it in tow.
ALB launched to shadow the ILB towing the casualty safely back to Anstruther harbour

Weather          Sunny
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    2 Light breeze
Wind direction           SE
Sea state        Mod

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Suspected Stroke Victim Aided on May Island

27/6/2019

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No 13 and 14/2019
27 June 17:18 - 18:50

ALB and ILB

Both Anstruther lifeboats were tasked by the UK Coastguard at 5.18 pm yesterday evening to reports of a male who was suspected of having a stroke on the Isle of May.
Both boats launched and made their way to the island, five nautical miles east of Anstruther. On arrival, the volunteers from Anstruther assisted in the casualty care while the Coastguard Search and Rescue Helicopter based at Prestwick made its way to the scene.

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The helicopter arrived soon after and the casualty was transferred to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary for further care.
Commenting on the rescue, station Coxswain Michael Bruce said: 'With reports of the casualty having potentially had a stroke, it was key that we made our way to the scene as quickly and as safely as possible. With the helicopter based some 90 miles away in Prestwick, it was key to have our all-weather lifeboat on the island as a secondary evacuation option. Gladly, the helicopter was available and was able to assist the gentlemen with transfer to hospital for further care.'
The lifeboats returned to station and was made ready for service around

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Yacht with fouled propeller

20/6/2019

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12/2019
20/06/19             20:16 – 20:30

ALB (DNL)

Request from Coastguard to assist a 12m yacht approximately 24 miles ENE of Fife Ness, with the propeller fouled in fishing gear.

ALB stood down just as preparations were being made to launch.

Weather          Sunny
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    4 Mod breeze
Wind direction           SW
Sea state        Mod

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Response to report of children cut off by tide

9/6/2019

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10 and 11/2019
09/06/19             21:42 – 22:35

ILB & ALB
False alarm with good intent

Request from Coastguard via first informant, to assist 3 or 4 children cut off by the tide on rocks near to the chain walk at Shell Bay.
With both boats launched and proceeding to the scene, reported en-route to be fishermen safely fishing from the rocks.
With ILB on scene the Coastguard confirmed that all was OK and both boats stood down and returned to Anstruther

Weather          Part Cloudy
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    2 Light breeze
Wind direction           SW
Sea state        Calm

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Boat in danger near rocks

Suspected Stroke Victim Aided on May Island

Yacht with fouled propeller

Response to report of children cut off by tide

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