Troon RNLI launches to a car in the water at Saltcoats
Troon RNLI launches to a car in the water at Saltcoats
Lifeboats News Release
At 8.36am on Friday 23 August 2019, Troon RNLI lifeboat crew were paged by Belfast Coastguard after reports of a car in the water at Saltcoats harbour.
Unsure if anyone was within the vehicle, Troon RNLI all-weather lifeboat
RNLB Jim Moffat and D Class inshore lifeboat Sheena were both launched. Officers from Police Scotland, two Coastguard Senior Coastal Operations Officers (SCOOs) along with the Ardrossan and Largs Coastguard Rescue Teams were also making their way to the scene.
On arrival at Saltcoats, the vehicle was located submerged within the harbour and the crew of the inshore lifeboat, along with a member of the Coastguard Team, carried out an initial search of the car and surrounding area. With no persons located, details of the vehicle were passed to the Police to carry out enquiries ashore and a coastal search was initiated by the lifeboat crew for any persons from the vehicle.
After a search by the all-weather and inshore lifeboats, no persons were located and the lifeboats were stood down by Belfast Coastguard. The crew returned to Troon where the lifeboats were made ‘ready for service’ with the assistance of the shore crew.
Gemma McDonald, RNLI Regional Media Manager for Scotland, 01738 642956, 07826 900639, [email protected]
Martin Macnamara, RNLI Regional Media Officer for Scotland, 01738 642986, 07920 365929, [email protected]
RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789
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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
