Tag: RNLI

Flowers thrown into sea as 104-year-old lifeboat station closes

LIFEBOATMEN threw flowers into the North Sea yesterday as part of a final goodbye to a 104-year-old station. Crew members and local residents lined the...

RNLI threatens to “bring in big guns” against Facebook page opposing St Abbs closure

LIFEBOAT chiefs have threatened to shut down a Facebook page which is campaigning to save a doomed station. The ‘Rnli Scotland’ page carries a big...

National Trust boss urges RNLI chiefs to reconsider St Abbs station closure

THE CHIEF executive of one of Scotland’s biggest charities has written a letter to the RNLI - pleading with them to save a doomed...

Heroes of doomed RNLI station pose for haunting last pictures

HAUNTING portraits of lifeboat heroes include the moment the crew of a doomed RNLI station stood together for the last time. Twenty volunteers at St...

Two swimmers saved off Orkney

TWO swimmers were saved from the icy waters of Orkney by coastguard rescue teams in the early hours of Sunday morning. The UK coastguard was...

WATCH: Frozen kayaker plucked to safety from Loch Ness

A KAYAKER called Steve McQueen had a great escape after he capsized on Loch Ness and was paralysed by the freezing water. Steve became hypothermic...

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