Tag: Lifeboat
Scotland quartet Hungary for more after debut in world-class event
Two Edinbugh-based anglers, James Dornom from Currie and Davie Corcoran from Davidson's Mains, have just returned from the WalterLand Masters in Hungary, featuring "world-class" anglers.The quartet, which also included James Woodrow from near Cumbernauld...
New RNLI information service on safe crossing times to Cramond Island
Members of the public can now text the word CRAMOND to 81400 and the RNLI will reply with safe crossing times for the tidal causeway which leads to the popular tourist attraction.
This new initiative...
Nine rescued from Cramond Island
Queensferry RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew were called out today to rescue 9 people including a 3 year old child who had become trapped by the incoming tide at Cramond Island.
Queensferry RNLI lifeboat Jimmie Cairncross was...
Dancing to raise funds for Queensferry Lifeboat
The RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Fundraising Branch's Scottish Country Dance held in the Queensferry High School raised over £400.00. Over seventy danced to the music of the James Coutts Scottish Country Dance Band and enjoyed...
RNLI Queensferry are busiest inshore crew – Again!
A special year for RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station with the busiest inshore lifeboat in Scotland.
2012 proved to be a landmark year for the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station having moved into their newly built lifeboat...
New Queensferry lifeboat called out twice today
The Atlantic 85 Lifeboat the "Jimmie Cairncross" which has just arrived at the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station this week, was called out twice today.
At 3.30pm. the RNLI Lifeboat with four crew was called out...
Lifeboat called out to Cramond Island casualty
At 2.17pm yesterday the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat was called out by the Coastguard as a man with a suspected broken leg was trapped on Cramond Island.
The Lifeboat crew of Helmsman Derek Sutton, Mhairi Ross,...
Missing canoeist dies after late night rescue
At 10.30pm on Sunday the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat was called out to Silverknowes where two swimmers and two kayakers were in difficulty.
Forth Coastguard had been alerted by Lothian and Borders Police. The caller explained...
Funds raised for RNLI Queensferry
On behalf of the Companions from the Provincial Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Linlithgowshire who raised £1,000 for the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station from proceeds of a race night, cabaret night, dinner and donations.
Pictured...
Fundraising raises £620 for RNLI Queensferry
BP Hound Point scaffolder Gary Johnston from Falkirk completed the Grangemouth 10K run in 47 minutes and raised £620.00 for the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station. He is pictured presenting the cheque to Queensferry Lifeboat...
RNLI South Queensferry have had their busiest year
2010 proved the busiest year in the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station’s history with the most launches in the whole of Scotland with seventy four rescue missions and in terms of people rescued they were...
Queensferry Lifeboat – a busy summer
A busy June, July and August for the wholly voluntary RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat attending some thirty six incidents in the Firth of Forth. These ranged from treating casualties to rescuing sailors and their vessels...
