Joint service call for Troon and Largs RNLI lifeboat crews
At 18.48 on Thursday 8 February 2024, Belfast Coastguard paged the lifeboat crew of Troon RNLI lifeboat station to assist Largs RNLI with a 14m sailing vessel with machinery problems to the West of Great Cumbrae.
With pagers sounding in homes throughout Troon, the volunteer crew made their way to the lifeboat station and launched Trent class all-weather lifeboat RNLB Jim Moffat to assist Largs inshore lifeboat Atlantic 85 R A Wilson and the sailing vessel.
Key facts about the RNLI
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.
Learn more about the RNLI
For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.
Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries
Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.