Nine days - six shouts - is this a record for Kirkcudbright RNLI volunteers?
If proof were needed that Kirkcudbright RNLI badly needs its new boathouse it certainly was confirmed today as the crew were called out this morning at 7.45 am. This was the sixth call out in nine days. The volunteer crew were requested to search for a small fishing vessel that had run aground.
The location was not certain and a search was carried out between Abbey Head and Rascarrel Bay. The unrecoverable boat was found near Orroland, Dundrennan.
The crew had managed to get ashore safely. Once the vessel was found the RNLI inshore lifeboat Sheila Stenhouse stayed on scene and the crew directed HM Coastguard Team to the location.
Kirkcudbright Lifeboat was then stood down and returned to the pontoon where the boat was checked and refuelled.
The crew have done sterling work over the last week responding to numerous call outs in difficult circumstances. They have been operating from the boat’s mooring in the river as the new boathouse extension nears completion.
It is a credit to the Boat Crew, Shore Crew, Mechanic and RNLI Engineering Staff that the Sheila Stenhouse remains fully operational despite these unusual challenges.
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