Troon RNLI lifeboat crew receive a Chief Executive’s Commendation
Troon RNLI lifeboat crew receive a Chief Executive’s Commendation
Lifeboats News Release
On Monday 29 January 2023, lifeboat volunteers from Troon RNLI lifeboat station were presented with a Chief Executives Commendation by Troon Lifeboat Operations Manager Jim Redmond following a callout that took place on Sunday 12th June 2022 off the coast of Bute.
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Pictured at the presentation are (L to R) Troon RNLI Chairman John Steel, Vincent McWhirter, Ethan Harris, Graeme Hendren, Andrew Limond and Lifeboat Operations Manager Jim Redmond. (Not in the picture is crew member Paul Morledge)
Those aboard Troon RNLI lifeboat Duty Coxswain Ethan Harris, alongside crew members Paul Morledge, Vincent McWhirter, Graeme Hendren and Andrew Limond were each presented with a certificate signed by RNLI Chief Executive Mark Dowie.
The callout took place just after 4.30pm on Sunday 12 June 2022, Belfast Coastguard was alerted to a Mayday call followed by a 999 call from a vessel with 10 persons on board in a position south west of the Isle of Bute. Belfast Coastguard immediately tasked local rescue coastguard rescue teams alongside Troon RNLI all-weather and inshore lifeboats from Largs and Tighnabruaich.
Largs RNLI inshore lifeboat, Atlantic 85 R A Wilson and Tighnabruaich inshore lifeboat
James and Helen Mason arrived on scene near to Scalpsie Point, on the western side of the Isle of Bute followed by Troon all-weather lifeboat
RNLB Jim Moffat.
Initially 2 crew members from Largs lifeboat were transferred to the vessel assisted by one crew member from Troon. Initial casualty care was provided to the 8 adults and 2 children on board. On examination by the lifeboat crew, no further water ingress was found as the casualty vessel made its own way to the lee of Inchmarnock island.
The decision was then made in the lee of the island, that everyone aboard the casualty vessel would be transferred along with one Largs crew member to Troon all-weather lifeboat. All persons were then taken to Portavadie marina where they were transferred to the Kames Coastguard Team. As a precautionary measure all persons from the casualty vessel were assessed by a crew from the Scottish Ambulance service.
The casualty vessel was taken to Tighnabruaich by the remaining RNLI crew members on board where the vessel was placed onto a mooring buoy.
With all persons ashore, all lifeboats were then able to return to their respective stations where they were made ready for service.
Speaking after the callout, Duty Coxswain aboard Troon RNLI all-weather lifeboat Ethan Harris said, ‘Working together, each of the three volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews from Troon, Largs and Tighnabruaich, demonstrated a high level of teamwork which meant that all persons were safely transferred back to shore.’
A further presentation is due to take place with the crewmembers from Largs RNLI lifeboat station.
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Crew member Paul Morledge receiving his signed certificate from Jim Redmond, Troon Lifeboat Operations Manager
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 142,700 lives.
