
Fraserburgh RNLI respond to a Yacht in Distress
The first of three shouts for Fraserburgh Lifeboat in 48 hours was on Tuesday 15 October 2024
Coxswain Vic Sutherland and crew made for the harbour and left aboard the relief Trent Class lifeboat 14-06 Windsor Runner with the news that there was a yacht in distress six or seven miles east off Rattray Head.
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