
Oban Lifeboat Open Day
The crew of the Oban RNLI lifeboat and mascot Stormy Stan welcomed a steady stream of visitors to the South Pier during the Lifeboat Open Day on Saturday (22 July).
For the last time, Oban's Trent class lifeboat the Mora Edith MacDonald was the centrepiece of the celebration. A new Shannon class lifeboat comes on station towards the end of the year.
Oban's volunteer crew and fundraising team were joined by colleagues from the Oban Coastguard Rescue Team, Oban Mountain Rescue Team and Green Watch from Oban fire station.
Visitors were able to meet RNLI water safety experts and browse stalls set up by local artists and producers before being given a guided tour of the lifeboat.
Oban lifeboat's full-time coxswain Ally Cerexhe thanked all those involved for their support:
'This was a great way for the crew to say thank you to our community, who continued to give generously throughout the day – including many who helped fill Stormy Stan's bucket when he went on walkabout along the Railway Pier.
'We are really grateful for the support of our other emergency services colleagues and to all the people from the Oban area and visitors who came to see us.'
Notes to Editor
The RNLI is the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Oban is a busy station serving one of the largest stretches of coastline in the UK, flanked by RNLI colleagues based at Tobermory, Islay and Campbeltown.
The Oban volunteer crew operate the Trent Class All Weather lifeboat Mora Edith MacDonald from our base at the South Pier on Gallanach Road, close to the CalMac ferry terminal.
RNLI Media Contacts
For further information, please contact:
John Macgill Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for Oban RNLI on 07711 548672 or email [email protected]
Stephen Lawson Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for Oban RNLI on 07776 340629 or email [email protected]
Natasha Bennett, Regional Media Officer (Scotland), on 07826 900639 [email protected]
Martin Macnamara, Regional Media Manager (Scotland), on 07920 365929 or [email protected]
RNLI Press Office 01202 336789 or [email protected]
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