13 & 14/2026

29/05/2026    1209-1700

ILB & ALB
 
Both boats tasked by HMCG to locate a family of four at the chain walk. ILB on scene first and able to locate and rescue a female casualty, not able to proceed from MacDuff cave on the chainwalk near Elie.
ALB stood by communicating with Loud Hailer to the casualty.
Cold & in shock with both wrists injured the casualty was taken aboard the ILB then transferred to ALB. Other member of the family were able to continue.
ALB transferred the casually to waiting ambulance at Elie harbour.
Both boats returned to Anstruther
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Part Cloudy
Visibility           Good Visibility
Wind Force      4 Moderate Breeze
Wind dir                SW
Sea state         Slight
 
 
High Tide 1410
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12/2026

28/05/26  1813-2248

ALB
 
ALB tasked initially for assembly before launch.
On report of two young people swimming off Portabello beach, then shouts for help were heard, HMCG tasked Queensferry Lifeboat, Anstruther ALB and helicopter R199 to search the area.
Nothing found and ALB stood down by HMCG and returned to Anstruther to  rehouse
Casualties reported safe and well
 
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Part Cloudy
Visibility                Good Visibility
Wind Force      3 Gentle Breeze
Wind dir               SW
Sea state         slight
 
 
High Tide 2110
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11/2026

23/05/2026  rehoused 0100-0200

ALB
 
Tasked by HMCG on report of a person on a black paddle board of North Berwick in difficulties. ALB tasked to start a wide ranging search pattern with North Berwick Lifeboat searching inshore. Coastguard on shore search.
Nothing found during the search and ALB stood down by HMCG at 2300.
Returned to Anstruther, crew recalled at 0100 to rehouse
 
 
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Part Cloudy
Visibility               Good Visibility
Wind Force      3 Gentle Breeze
Wind dir                NE
Sea state         Slight
 
 
High Tide 2110

10/ 2026

19/05/2026  1603-1930

ALB
 
ALB tasked by HMCG to search for & rescue a suspected person in the water off Kingsbarn's beach. Coastguard team on scene and helicopter also tasked to the location.
ALB on scene with helicopter and completed search patterns with nothing found only floating bin bag & creel end debris.
False alarm with good intent.
 
ALB stood down and returned to Anstruther to rehouse
 
 
 
Conditions
 
Weather          Part Cloudy
Visibility         Good Visibility
Wind Force    3 Gentle Breeze
Wind dir         NE
Sea state        Mod/Chop
 
 
High Tide 1704

09/2026

15/05/2026  1514-1815

ALB
 
Tasked by HMCG to assist search and rescue of a person reported to be in the water off St Andrews.
Arbroath Lifeboat and helicopter R199 had also been tasked. ALB launched and arrived on scene as helicopter located and rescued the casualty.
ALB stood down and returned to the station to rehouse.
 
 
 
Conditions
 
Weather                   Part Cloudy
Visibility             Good Visibility
Wind Force    3 Gentle Breeze
Wind dir                   NE
Sea state             Mod/Chop
 
 
High Tide 1425
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