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RNLI coastguards with their new apprentice ‘Quackers'

Warning about inflatables as men float out to sea on giant duck

A former RNLI lifeboat is lowered into Martyn Steedman's camping site at Mains Farm in Thornhill, Stirlingshire (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

A holiday in a lifeboat that comes with a message for us all – Scotsman comment

The experienced 72-year-old hillwalker being rescued by a lifeboat crew

Pensioner rescued after 24 hours stuck on the side of a cliff

MV Pentalina had been out of passenger service apart from some brief private contracts since 2019.

Dozens of passengers evacuated as ferry MV Pentalina runs aground on Orkney

Organiser Robert Lindsay and other volunteers meeting Mary, the guide dog puppy

Midsummer Beer Happening aims to boost charities that change lives in Stonehaven

The intrepid swimmers get ready to take to the waters at Fraserbugh Harbour. Pic: RNLI

Whopping £13,000 raised from Fraserburgh Lifeboat's Boxing Day swim

A Dover to Calais Irish Ferries passenger vessel carrying almost 200 people was rescued after fire broke out.

Lifeboats launched after fire breaks out on passenger ferry in Channel

Police boats taking part in the rescue operation in the Firth of Clyde near Greenock (Pic:: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Search resumes down after tugboat with two crew on board capsizes in the Clyde

The scene in East India Harbour, Greenock

Major search operation resumes after boat capsizes near Greenock

An RNLI life boat arrives back in port after taking part in a rescue mission in the English Channel.

Four people dead after small boat incident in English Channel

Peterhead RNLI will benefit from the Co-op funding.

Co-op Local Community Fund raises over £101,400 for RNLI in Scotland

The crew of a fishing boat have been rescued from a life raft after their vessel ran aground.

Crew rescued from life raft after fishing boat runs aground

Dolphins spotted in UK waters as pod swim happily alongside RNLI boat - watch video taken of sighting

Dolphins spotted swimming alongside RNLI rescue boat

Tyninghame beach and the Bass Rock.

Man dies at East Lothian beach

Two people have been rescued after they had to abandon their sinking fishing boat and take to a life raft.

Two rescued from life raft after abandoning sinking boat

Inflatables are a growing concern during the summer season (Credit:RNLI)

Peterhead RNLI launch to reports of a child drifting out to sea on an inflatable

The cheque for £150 being presented to Fraserburgh RNLI

Fraserburgh RNLI are grateful for the donation of £150

People are helped ashore from an RNLI lifeboat on a beach at Dungeness, south-east England, after being rescued while crossing the English Channel (Picture: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)

RNLI provides an enduring lesson in morality for us all – Scotsman comment

The boats was towed to Ardglass, County Down after getting into difficulties during before running into trouble again off the Mull of Kintyre

Rowing team rescued from Mull of Kintyre after earlier emergency incident

Aman Sharma, 34, from Edinburgh, drowned in Loch Lubnaig last July despite heroic efforts by a friend to save him

Scotland's drowning rate is the highest in the UK - with July the most deadly mo...

Pat Mucklow (Picture: Kyle RNLI)

Scotsman Obituaries: Pat Mucklow, RNLI stalwart

Aerial shot of the Queensferry RNLI lifeboat on a 'shout' in the Firth of Forth
Pic: Forth Air Ltd

Mayday for RNLI amid huge rise in Scottish rescue 'shouts'

Dunbar’s RNLI volunteers broke off from a first aid care training course to deal with a real life casualty in challenging circumstances on Friday.

Dunbar incident: Man falls 30ft from cliff

The Kyle Lifeboat crew were called out to tow a boat that became wedged between a pier and a cargo vessel under the Skye Bridge.

Lifeboat crew rescue boat adrift under Skye Bridge

Joe Masson: Coastguard out searching for missing man last seen on his boat off the coast near Fraserburgh

Coastguard out searching for missing man last seen on his boat

UK Coastguard tasked the RNLI Dunbar lifeboats to help two people who had been cut off by the tide at Pease Bay at 6.15pm and then at 9.25pm, both boats launched to join a multi-agency search around the site of the old swimming pool after receiving a report of a person in the water.

Dunbar lifeboats called out to huge search and rescue

RNLI lifeguard, Katie Walker, rescued the young girl after she swam outside of the safe swim area, marked by red an yellow flags, at Coldingham Bay last Friday, August 6 (Photo: RNLI/Nick Mailer).

RNLI lifeguard saves young child pulled away by strong rip current

Edd and Charly with their dog, Penny, on board their live-in yacht at Tobermory. Picture: RNLI

Couple who had miracle escape from death now on mission to save lives on Mull

Mirren McTavish

In pictures: The RNLI lifeguards keeping Scottish beaches safe

RNLI Kessock Lifeboat was launched in the early hours of July 30 to assist in a search operation after a person had been reported missing in the River Ness.

RNLI assist in rescue mission after person reported missing in River Ness

RNLI issue safety plea following spate of tragic drownings last weekend on Scottish waters. (Picture credit: Nick Mailer/ RNLI)

RNLI launch safety appeal following spate of tragic drownings last weekend

An RNLI boat rescues 12 people, including a baby and child, from a small dinghy in the English Channel in 2019 (Picture: PA)

Farage's foul attack on RNLI brings out the best of British – Scotsman comment

The unresponsive swimmer was rescued from the water at Coldingham Bay (Photo: St Abbs lifeboat).

‘Unresponsive swimmer’ rescued from water in south east Scotland

The RNLI launched its Wick lifeboat at 4:40am. Picture: contributed.

Two people rescued by lifeboat crew off coast of Wick in early hours of morning

Multi-agency rescue operation involving Northern Ireland and Scotland resources including helicopter, aircraft and dog unit (Photo: K9 Search & Rescue NI).

Six-hour multi-agency search after 'false alert' for missing ferry passengers

Credit: Fife Jammers Locations

Rescue mission launched after man overboard in the Forth

Cramond Island: RNLI called out three times in one day as they urge the public to take care

RNLI called out three times in one day as they urge the public to take care

North Berwick Coastguard and RNLI North Berwick Lifeboat were tasked to Broadsands, North Berwick to assist a member of the public with the recovery of their dog (Photo: North Berwick Coastguard Rescue Team).

'Water-loving’ dog saved from sea by coastguard and lifeboat teams

RNLI Kinghorn volunteer rescuers Neil Chalmers, Kerr Milne and Robert Rutherford.

Volunteer rescuer describes moment crew saved two families in Forth

Kinghorn RNLI: Two men in inflatable kayak capsize in the Firth of Forth

Watch: Two men in inflatable kayak capsize in the Firth of Forth

A rescue operation was launched after a vessel began taking on water in the North Sea.

Peterhead RNLI: Rescue services called to assist vessel taking on water in North...

Peterhead Lifeboat rescue fishing vessel.

Watch: Dramatic rescue of fishing boat seconds away from crashing on to rocks

Boy rescued after becoming trapped by tide in Fife picture: RNLI

RNLI rescue launched after rising tide leaves boy stranded on Scottish coast

Volunteers with the RNLI Kessock Lifeboat were called out twice last nigh to assist with searches near Inverness.

Busy night for RNLI with two call-outs near Inverness

Kinghorn RNLI Lifeboat’s volunteer crew was called out on Monday afternoon to evacuate a sick crew member from a product tanker anchored off Kirkcaldy.

Video: Emergency services evacuate sick sailor from tanker near Kirkcaldy

Martin Stephen, seen with his relatives, owes his life to the late David Brunton and the Dunbar RNLI lifeboat crew

A life-saving RNLI rescue that showed humanity at its finest – Scotsman

The lifeboat searched the coast before standing down.

Accidental alert triggers RNLI search

Stranded divers. Picture: RNLI

RNLI rescues nine divers from Loch Alsh after boat malfunction

Miss Pick Up suffered engine trouble while trying to take off from the loch at the weekend. Photo: Matt Dearden.

Watch: WWII seaplane lifted out of Loch Ness

RNLI to the rescue as Catalina drifts on Loch Ness

Flying boat rescue launched on Loch Ness

The RNLI responded to an emergency call after two “dumped” fridge freezers were mistaken for a wreckage off the coast of Aberdeen.

RNLI called after fridge-freezers mistaken for shipwreck

Prince of Wales congratulates 90-year-old raising money by climbing staircase

Prince of Wales congratulates 90-year-old raising money by climbing staircase

Margaret Payne, from Ardvar in Sutherland, was inspired by 100-year-old Captain Tom Moore

Scottish great-grandmother passes halfway point of 'mountain' fundraiser

Aberdeen’s inshore lifeboat team launched a rescue mission after hearing reports of a man struggling to make it ashore on his surfboard at about 3.30pm today.

Lifeboat crew forced to 'break' lockdown rules to help surfer

The path to Cramond Island has been closed

Path to Cramond Island closed after people flout lockdown rules

Officials say a helicopter, three lifeboats, fire and ambulance crews and the police were all called after a third party rang in what they thought was serious trouble.

Family argument at Butlins lead to massive rescue operation

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