MRI Stonehaven Lifeboats

Commitment, Dedication, Compassion, Training...

Day or night, every day of the year, our volunteers are prepared to respond to the coastguard in order to prevent the loss of life.

It is not always possible to prevent the loss of life but there is sometimes a family on shore desperately waiting for word…

Incidents 2007

28 October 2007
Callout following report that a sea angler had been washed off the rocks near Old Portlethen.
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10 October 2007
Callout to assist motor boat north of Garron point.
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2/3 October 2007
Callout to investigate overdue fishing boat, following alert by Coastguard.
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23 July 2007
Callout to investigate situation of persons on rocks in Craghaven Bay.
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21 July 2007
Callout to assist recovery of persons from Strathlethan Bay.
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26 May 2007
Callout to assist recovery of woman who had fallen on rocks near the Castle Rock of Muchalls.
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14 April 2007
Callout to angling vessel Lady Gail II disabled near rocks at Berrymuir north of Newtonhill.
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27 March 2007
Two 17 year olds fell about 30ft down the cliff at Muchals near Newtonhill shortly before 8 pm.  The youth managed to scramble to safety despite having leg injuries and alerted the emergency services.
The Coastguard, Maritime Rescue Institute lifeboat and RAF Lossiemouth-based helicopter were scrambled with the young lady being found at 10 pm.  She was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by helicopter suffering head injuries.
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10 January 2007
At 3.45pm on Wednesday, 10th January two sea anglers, fishing off Stonehaven pier, saw a low-flying small aircraft fly across the bay and out to sea, before descending into the water.  The anglers swiftly reported their sighting to the Maritime Rescue Institute who dispatched MRI42 to start the search.  The MRI team was given a search area by the Forth Coastguard.  As
darkness fell MRI28 joined the search but to no avail, and at 6.30pm they returned to base.
Nothing was found in the search area, and the police have not been notified of any missing aircraft, but the anglers did the responsible thing reporting their sighting to MRI.
Whether the aircraft was perhaps remote-controlled or an aerial surveillance tool is unknown.  What exactly the anglers saw remains a mystery ...
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MRI 42 searching for person possible washed off rocks in heavy seas

 

“A rescue is only successful when all are ashore safe.”

 

Updated: 27 November, 2007

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