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Response to 'Pan Pan' from fishing vessel in trouble

26/9/2023

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45/2023

​26/09/23-  0945 - 1600

ALB

 
Request from HMCG following 'Pan Pan' from fishing vessel fanned up in its own fishing gear and still anchored to sea bed with 1 person on board.
ALB launched and located the casualty, two crew members were transferred to assist, and a tow was established with the casualty back to Port Seaton.
Warship standing by with their FRC in the water.
 
ALB then returned to Anstruther and rehoused.
 
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Part Cloudy
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    3 Gentle breeze
Wind dir         S
Sea state        Mod/chop
 
High Tide 1245
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Assistance to 5m sailing dinghy aground on rocks off Elie

17/9/2023

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42&43 /2023

​17/09/23   1751 - 2000
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ILB Request from HMCG to locate and assist two persons on a 5m sailing dinghy taking on water and aground on rocks off Elie.
ILB on scene first to assist the two persons initially, then with the ALB salvage pump recover the dinghy to the trailer on the slip.
 
Both boats returned to Anstruther and rehoused
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Part Cloudy
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    4 Mod breeze
Wind dir         SE
Sea state        Mod/chop
 
High Tide 1641

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ILB diverted to report of injured person on rocks near St Monans

14/9/2023

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41/2023

​14/09/23  1423 - 1800

ILB

 
Request to divert to report of injured person on the rocks near St Monans Coastguard and ambulance paramedics on scene and helicopter tasked.
ILB crew assisted with paramedics.
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Clear sky
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    4 Mod  breeze
Wind dir         SW
Sea state        Mod/chop
 
High Tide 1510
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ALB crew muster- Did not Launce

14/9/2023

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44/2023
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14/09/23   1423 -1450


DNL ALB

 
Insufficient crew to launch ALB, crew mustered and ILB launched.
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Clear sky
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    4 Mod breeze
Wind dir         SW
Sea state        Mod/chop
 
High Tide 1510

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Rescue of 2 persons on rocky beach near to Elie

14/9/2023

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40/2023
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14/09/23  1423 - 1800


ILB
 
Request to launch both boats, however only ILB launched and arrived on scene and located the two persons on a rocky beach, taken aboard the ILB to nearby Elie harbour
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Clear sky
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    4 Mod  breeze
Wind dir         SW
Sea state        Mod/chop
 
High Tide 1510
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Launch in response to report of fallen person from cliffs in Crail

13/9/2023

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39/2023
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13/09/23  2106 - 2355


ALB

 
Request to launch ALB to report of person having fallen 15m from cliffs near Crail, other emergency services were on scene.
ALB stood down shortly after launch and waited for tide to rehouse at 2300.
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Rain /Hail
Visibility         Fair
Wind Force    6 Strong breeze
Wind dir         E
Sea state        Rough
 
High Tide 0255
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Rescue of female trapped at height on Chainwalk

8/9/2023

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37 & 38/2023

​08/09/23 – 1818 - 2158

ALB & ILB

 
Both boats tasked by HMCG to assist female trapped at height above the water and chain walk near Elie
Coastguard CRT on scene and lowered the casualty down to the ILB, she was safely taken to Shell Bay.
ALB stood by and provided support for the ILB crew.
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Clear skies
Visibility         Good
Wind Force    1 Light airs
Wind dir         NE
Sea state        Calm
 
High Tide 2213
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