RNLI Largs tasked to 2 separate taskings.

Largs volunteer lifeboat crew were paged at approximately 3:55pm yesterday (Sunday 18th October), to assist a small inflatable rib with 2 people on board drifting within Loch Striven, due to suffering engine failure.

Within minutes the volunteer crew had launched the stations Atlantic 85 Lifeboat ‘R A Wilson’ and were making best speed to the location provided.

Once on scene and after discussions between volunteer helm Angus and the inflatables skipper it was agreed the best action would be to take the 2 occupants onto the lifeboat, and tow the vessel to a friend’s house on the shores of Loch Striven where it would be recovered and picked up at a later date. The lifeboat would then take the 2 occupants back to Largs where they had set off from earlier in the day.

Whilst the inflatable was being recovered the volunteer crew were contacted by UK Coastguard to an immediate tasking of a person in the water off Dunoon, as the 2 occupants were safely ashore at this time the crew departed and made best speed to the position given. However they were soon stood down as the local Police had managed to recover the person safely ashore.

With this information the Lifeboat returned to Loch Striven and picked up the 2 occupants and made best speed back to Largs Lifeboat station where the Lifeboat was refuelled, washed down, and made ready for the next service call.

In a coastal, beach or cliff emergency you should always dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

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