Oban lifeboat out on a shout again today

This afternoon Oban lifeboat was out again. This time – launching at 15.21, she went to the assistance of a canoeist in the Firth of Lorne.

He had capsized and was unable to reboard his kayak.

When the lifeboat reached the scene the canoeist had been taken aboard the nearby Fish farm workboat but was cold and, of course, very wet.

He and his kayak were transferred to the lifeboat where crew member, Dr. Colin Wilson, looked after him on the short fast trip back to the lifeboat berth at Oban where he recovered fairly quickly.

The lifeboat, Mora Edith Macdonald,  was ready for service again by 1600 hours.