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Anstruther Lifeboat: Service Board for Year 1998
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TIME (UTC) | TYPE OF CASUALTY | CAUSE OF SERVICE | DISTANCE N MILES |
HOURS AT SEA | WIND DIRN/FORCE |
SEA STATE |
PERSONS RESCUED | RESULTS | |
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| 12/03/98 | 13:05 | Dinghy | Capsize | 2.5 | 1.3 | SW/4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 person landed to Ambulance | |
| 23/04/98 | 12:33 | Canoes (3) | Overdue in fog | 9.0 | 2.3 | SE/2-3 | 3 | 0 | Beached safely themselves | |
| 11/06/98 | 11:30 | Mine Disposal Operations | German WW2 Mine netted by FV | XX | XX | XX | XX | 0 | Standby and safety cover for naval EOD team. | |
| 18/06/98 | 22:16 | FV: Engine Room Flooding | Hose failure | 4.5 | 2.5 | W/5 | 3 | 2 | Pumps & crew put aboard FV. Saved Boat and 2 |
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| 06/07/98 | 12:20 | Cabin Cruiser, 3 pob | Grounded | 4 | NIL | XX | XX | 0 | Casualty refloated | |
| 10/07/98 | 14:01 | Converted F/V, 14 pob (including children on a trip arranged by the charity Chernobyl Children Lifeline) | Broken fuel pipe. Fear of flash fire. Engine shut down | 7 | 2.2 | SW/3 | 3 | 0 | 12 persons evacuated. Casualty towed to Anstruther. No fire |
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| 29/07/98 | 14:14 | Fishing vessel (small); 1 pob |
Engine failure | 2.5 | 1.0 | W/3 | 3 | 2 | Casualty towed to Anstruther | |
| 29/07/98 | 17:04 | Pleasure craft; 30ft. | Taking water | 5.75 | 2.0 | NNE/3 | 3 | 0 | Casualty beached at Elie harbour and pumped out. | |
| 09/08/98 | 10:28 | 27ft clinker built FV, 6 pob |
Taking water | 2.6 | 1.8 | SE/3 | 3 | 6 | Pump put aboard; towed to Pittenweem | |
| 07/09/98 | 10:23 | Creel boat, 2 pob | Rope round propeller | 0.9 (240DEG) | 1.0 | SE/3-4 | 3-4 | 0 | Boat towed safely to Pittenweem | |
| 07/09/98 | 14:36 | Creel boat: may be trouble | Rope round propeller | 1.25 (060DEG) |
0.6 | SSE/4-5 | 3-4 | 0 | Rope freed with assistance of others | |
| 24/09/98 | 13:20 | MV GARDYLOO | Passenger with chest pain | 0.75 | 0.9 | E/2-3 | 3 | 0 | Doctor taken out. Passenger landed to waiting ambulance | |
| 17/11/98 | 09:24 | 28ft Yacht | Aground at Crail harbour entrance | 3.5 | 1.0 | NW/2 | 3 | 0 | Refloated without assistance | |
| 27/12/98 | 03:48 | 23,540 tonne bulk carrier HEDDA | Main engine failure, drifting. Later anchored. |
6.8 | 1.3 | SW/9 SW/6-8 for launch |
4 | 0 | At readiness in boathouse; then stood by. | |
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