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Tag Archives: tow

Oban lifeboat launches to yacht rescue off Maiden Island

Posted on October 4, 2011 by newsroom

Oban LIfeboat yacht rescue Photo Ronnie McKillop

The Oban lifeboat, Mora Edith Macdonald, was paged at 13.04 yesterday Continue reading →

Posted in News, North Argyll, Rescue, Sailing | Tagged Argyll, broken down, coxswain, Maiden Island, mpostscript, Oban, Oban lifeboat, Ronnie McKillop, tow, yacht | 7 Comments

Oban lifeboat’s tenacity gets Tenacity off rocks

Posted on August 18, 2011 by newsroom

The Oban Lifeboat,  Mora Edith Macdonald launched today Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Rescue | Tagged aground, Argyll, Lynn of Lorne, Oban, Oban lifeboat, rescue, Swan 56, tenacity, tow | Leave a comment

Section of Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier leaves Clyde for Rosyth

Posted on August 16, 2011 by newsroom

Queen Eliz aircraft carrier section passes beow Erskine Bridge 16 August 2011

(Position updates 20th August below) The first and mid section of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, built at BAE Systems at Govan Continue reading →

Posted in defence, News | Tagged aircraft carrier, Anglegarth, Argyll, Ayton Cross, BAE Systems, Battler, current position, Eraclea, Erskine Bridge, Queen Elizaeth, Rosyth, section, Sviitzer Pembroke, Svitzer Milford, tow | 19 Comments

Mobile phone brings Oban Lifeboat to capsized sailor

Posted on October 10, 2010 by newsroom

Oban LIfeboat with yacht in tow

Oban lifeboat launched at 17.22 hours yesteday evening (Saturday 9th October 2010) to go to the assistance Continue reading →

Posted in News, Rescue | Tagged Argyll, capsize, catamaran, Dunstaffnage marina, Lismore, lone sailor, Mobile phone, Oban lifeboat, tow | Leave a comment

Workboat from Maersk Raft in Loch Striven answers MayDay call

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

A few days ago the fishing boat Wanderer issued a Mayday call Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Rescue | Tagged Argyll, Argyll & Bute, boxships, Captain David Johnstone, coastguard, cold lay up, Colintraive, container ships, difficulties, fishing boat, incident, Loch Striven, Maersk, mayday, MCA, raft, rescue, scotland, ships, tow | Leave a comment

Oban Lifeboat on two shouts today

Posted on September 13, 2009 by

Scotland’s busiest RNLI Lifeboat, Oban’s Mora Edith Macdonald, Continue reading →

Posted in Community News, Rescue | Tagged aground, Argyll, Argyll & Bute, escort, launch, lifeboat, Lismore, marina, Mora Edith MacDonald, Oan, Oban lifeboat, recall, refuelled, RNLI, scotland, shout, tow, trouble, yacht | Leave a comment

Oban Lifeboat launches to aid of yacht Bold Explorer

Posted on September 1, 2009 by

Bold Explorer under tow by Oban LIfeboat

In a dramatic rescue this morning the Oban Lifeboat went to the aid of a yacht in the Sound of Luing Continue reading →

Posted in News, Rescue | Tagged Alasdair Maclean, Argyll, Argyll & Bute, crew, deputy coxswain, launch, More Edith MacDonald, Oban, Oban lifeboat, rescue, RNLI, scotland, Sound of Luing, tow, USA | Leave a comment

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