Tag: RNLI

Emergency coastguard tugs axed as cash runs out

COASTGUARD tugs which save stricken vessels in Scottish waters are to be axed after funding for the service ran out. The potentially life-saving vessels work...

Lifeboat man in hot water over planking picture

RESCUE chiefs have ticked off volunteers for posting a picture of a crewman apparently planking on top of a £2m lifeboat. The image on the...

Scotland’s lifeboats launched more than 1,000 times

THE RNLI launched, on average, 20 lifeboats in Scotland each week in 2011 according to the charity’s official statistics released today, (Tuesday 7 February) The...

Missing man pulled from Scottish river

A BODY discovered in the River Tay is that of a missing Perthshire man, police say. James Stewart was pulled from the water late on...

Man rescued by lifeboat on training exercise

By Neil Pooran   A LIFEBOAT team was diverted was diverted from a training exercise to rush to the assistance of an injured 74-year-old man on the...

Hoax call leads to rescue for RNLI

By Kirsty Topping LIFEBOAT crewmen had to be airlifted to safety following a hoax call this afternoon (tues). The team from Queensferry lifeboat station were...

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