Blog Posts - Anstruther Lifeboat

Investigation of PLB alert

1/9/2019

No 25 & 26/ 2019
01/09/19             20:15 – 21:45

ILB & ALB

Both boats tasked to investigate a Personal Location Beacon (PLB) activation approximately 2.5 miles off Fife Ness.
PLB registered to a Fishing Vessel.
Stood down when false alarm activation had been confirmed.
ALB berthed in Pittenween to await tide

Weather          Clear sky
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    2 Light breeze
Wind direction           SW
Sea state        Calm

Person fallen on rocks

30/8/2019

No 23 & 24 /2019
30/08/19             10:45 – 11:30

ILB & ALB

Both boats tasked by Coastguard to assist a person who had fallen on rocks at Elie and sustained head injury.
ILB launched and had to stand down because of engine problems, Kinghorn subsequently tasked and stood down.

ALB responded from exercise and stood down when others services assisted the casualty

Weather          Part cloudy
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    4 Mod breeze
Wind direction           SW
Sea state        Slight

Report of 2 people in the sea.

19/8/2019

No 22/2019
19/08/19             20:38 – 21:00

ILB

Launch request from HMCG to assist two persons in the water at Lundin Links.
ILB launched and stood after a couple of minutes within the harbour.
Casualties’ safe and Police Scotland on the scene

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

Injured female on May Island

19/8/2019

No 21/2019
19/08/19             16:18 – 18:30

ALB

ALB tasked by HMGC to immediate launch on report of female casualty with deep cut above right eye at the harbour on the Isle of May.

Crew located casualty, assessed her, gave medical attention and evacuated the casualty back to waiting ambulance and Coastguard at Anstruther harbour.

ALB rehoused after hand over.

Weather          Clear skies
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    4 Mod breeze
Wind direction           SW
Sea state        Slight

Alert for suspected missing person

18/8/2019

No 20/2019
18/08/19             07:02 – 07:20

ALB (DNL)

Request to Launch by Coastguard to assist in locating a missing person.
Crew muster but stood down a couple of minutes later as casualty was located

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

Crewman has seizure on creel boat

24/7/2019

No 18 & 19/2019
24/07/19             18:30 – 20:52

ILB & ALB

ILB & ALB overheard request from skipper on VHF to HMCG for medical assistance for crewman suffering a seizure aboard small creel vessel.
Both boats responded immediately while on exercise nearby, ILB transferred casualty care crew to assist casualty.
All vessels made their way to Anstruther harbour and lifeboat station to await arrival of and hand over to the ambulance.

Weather          Clear Skies
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    2 Light breeze
Wind direction           SW
Sea state        Smooth

Search for Missing Kayaker

1/7/2019

No 17/2019
1 July 22:25 - 23:37

ILB
Our volunteer crew were paged at 22:25 tonight following reports of a kayaker in difficultly off the coast of Ardross. Our D class lifeboat conducted a thorough search along the coast between St Monans and Elie while Coastguard ground teams conducted similar shore-based searches. With nothing found, our lifeboat returned to station and was made ready for service shortly after midnight. This was a false alarm with good intent.

Night launch of the ILB

If you, like the person calling in this evening, see someone in difficulty, dial 999 and ask for the coastguard.
Our volunteers ended their Monday and began their Tuesday with the piece of mind that nobody was in difficulty.

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

Suspected Stroke Victim Aided on May Island

27/6/2019

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

Yacht with fouled propeller

20/6/2019

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