Pagers at 2.59 pm this afternoon (22 June 2011) saw the Oban lifeboat crew make a fast launch in 6 minutes, away at 3.05 pm to join in the search for an overdue kayaker who had left Corran Ferry, Lochaber to paddle a few miles to Onich .
His girlfriend, waiting for him at Onich, became anxious as the time she had expected him to arrive passed and she, wisely, called Coastguard who requested Oban lifeboat, an RAF Sea King SAR (Search & Rescue) helicopter and Appin Coastguard to join in the search.
The Oban lifeboat covered the coastline in the area from Cuil Bay to the Corran Ferry until the missing kayaker was found by Appin Coastguard near Linnhe Marine, Duror, well South of his intended destination.
The lifeboat returned to station and was refuelled and ready for service again at 5.48 pm.
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