ANSTRUTHER
LIFEBOAT
Service
Data for Year 2001 - latest first
(All times LOCAL)
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
28/2001
DATE: Tuesday 27th November, 2001
1215 Launching Authority contacted by MRSC Forth requesting launch to assist in a second day search
in the Firth of Forth off Kirkaldy.
1545 ALB released from search, due to tidal restrictions boat bearthed at Pittenweem.
2200 ALB returned to station and rehoused ready for service
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: Force 5/6
Sea: Moderate.
Weather : Partly
cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
27/2001
DATE: Tuesday 13th November, 2001
0957 Launching Authority contacted by MRSC Forth requesting launch to assist police in searching for missing
person Elie area.
1026 Stood down person found safe on land
1047 ALB arrived back at station
1114 ALB rehoused and ready for service
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: NW Force 5
Sea: Moderate.
Weather : Cloudless
sky
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
26/2001
DATE: Thursday 8th November, 2001
0625 SHS contacted by MRSC Forth requesting launch to assist fishing boat taking on water approx 4 miles south of Methil,
Kinghorn boat also proceeding.
Fishing vessel towed into Methil
0924 ALB arrived back at station
1024 ALB rehoused and ready for service
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: Force 6-7
Sea: Moderate.
Weather : Overcast
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
25/2001
DATE: Tuesday 23rd October, 2001
1208 SHS contacted by MRSC Forth requesting
launch to assist police in search for missing
person, Leven area.
1210 Crew paged.
1226 ALB launched from carriage, 1 hour before
low water. Tasked to search Lower Largo bay,
1/4 mile offshore.
Kinghorn
ILB also launched.
1250 Search request cancelled. ALB returning
to base.
1313 ALB alongside Anstruther harbour. Crew
dispersed pending later rehousing.
1730 Crew remustered.
1755 ALB brought to slipway.
1827 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: ESE Force 1-2
Sea: Slight, 1 metre swell.
Weather : Overcast,
rain
Visibility: Moderate
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
24/2001
DATE: Tuesday 2nd October, 2001
1832 SHS notified by MRSC Forth from RCC Kinloss: Tornado aircraft declared
MAYDAY
position 140 NM ESE RAF
Leuchars heading in, intention to land. Immediate readiness
to launch requested.
1834 Crew paged. Full crew subsequently assembled, kitted ready to go.
1840 Helos R177 & R131 proceeding to area.
1901 MRSC reports from RCC Kinloss: aircraft landed safely. ALB stood down.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: WSW Force 6-7
Sea: Moderate to rough
Weather : Cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 23/2001
DATE: Saturday 15th September, 2001
1254 DLA contacted by MRSC Forth indicating
27ft yacht FINGASK in Largo Bay (approx
8 NM west of station) in some difficulty with auxiliary
engine failure. Launch to assist agreed.
1256 Crew paged.
1303 ALB launched from carriage.
1340 ALB alongside casualty. Casualty has fuel blockage and was found
running before
weather on reefed jib. Crew
were seasick and tired and gladly accepted a tow to Methil harbour.
1343 Casualty under tow.
1432 Casualty safely alongside Methil harbour. No medical assistance required
for yachtsmen.
1442 ALB departed Methil bound home port.
1541 ALB returned to slipway.
1620 ALB rehoused, refuelled and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: W’ly Force 4-5
Sea: Moderate
Weather : Cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
22/2001
DATE: Friday 7th September, 2001
0202 SHS paged by MRSC Forth requesting assistance
for f/v ROCK HOPPER of Dunbar,
disabled with engine failure 140 DEG T, 3.5 NM from
Anstruther. Launch agreed.
0204 Crew paged.
0209 ALB launched.
0230 Casualty under tow, proceeding towards
Dunbar harbour. Dunbar LB subsequently
launched to take tow and proceed with casualty into
Dunbar harbour.
0326 Casualty tow taken up by Dunbar LB. Anstruther LB returning to base.
0400 ALB entering home port.
0434 ALB refuelled and reasy for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: W’ly Force 4 - 5
Sea: Slight -
moderate
Weather : Overcast
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 21/2001
DATE: Saturday 4th August, 2001
1039 SHS paged by MRSC Forth requesting assistance for 20 ft creel
boat ANCRA,
2 pob, engine failure,
disabled tied to a creel end, SW Elie harbour. Immediate launch agreed.
1041 Crew paged.
1052 ALB launched from carriage in outer harbour.
1114 ALB alongside ANCRA preparing tow. Vessel subsequently towed
to Pittenweem
(nearest harbour to enter,
given tide state).
1239 ANCRA safely alongside Pittenweem harbour. ALB departing Pittenweem
returning
Anstruther.
1250 ALB moored alongside Anstruther harbour pending later rehousing.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: WSW Force 4
Sea: Slight
Weather : Partly cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 20/2001
DATE: Saturday 28th July, 2001
1213 SHS paged by MRSC Forth requesting immediate launch to assist 20ft
fishing
vessel AYE READY, broken down/disabled
SE of Fifeness. Launch agreed. No other
vessels in area to assist.
1220 ALB launched at half (ebbing) tide.
1247 ALB alongside casualty establishing tow. Subsequently proceeding Anstruther
harbour.
1304 ALB reports ETA Anstruther 1400A.
1355 ALB reducing tow length, preparing to enter harbour.
1425 Casualty safely alongside, Anstruther harbour.
1430 Crew dispersed pending later rehousing.
1830 Crew remustered at boathouse.
1922 ALB back at slipway.
1957 ALB rehoused and ready for service. MRSC notified accordingly.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: SW Force 3 - 4
Sea: Slight
Weather : Partly cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 19/2001
DATE: Saturday 14th July, 2001
1046 MRSC Forth requested immediate launch to assist two divers in difficulties
off
Fifeness.
Crew paged.
1057 ALB launched from carriage to procced. Both divers recovered from
water by creel
boat NORLAND WIND who made best speed
towards Anstruther.
1113 ALB and NORLAND WIND rendezvous south of Crail.
1120 Both casualties transferred to ALB. Oxygen administered to one (female)
casualty who
was in early stages of hypothermia,
exhausted and previously vomiting. Ambulance
requested to attend at Anstruther.
Coastguard response team en route.
1132 ALB reports ETA Anstruther 1147. Ambulances on scene at boathouse.
1145 ALB alongside West Pier, Anstruther. Ambulance paramedics and coastguard
mobile
in attendance. Helicopter assistance
requested post consultation with dive doctor at
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (via
radio link and mobile phone).
1215 Casualties transferred to ambulance after assessment by paramedic
aboard lifeboat.
1240 ALB moored to East Pier. Crew dispersed pending later rehousing.
Casualties in transit by ambulance
to local school playing field to await arrival of
helicopter (Rescue 177 from RNAS
Gannet, Prestwick) and subsequent transfer to
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
1800 Crew re-mustered in boathouse prior to rehousing.
1845 ALB back at slipway.
1912 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
NOTE: By chance, the divers' predicament was observed in time by persons
at the scene.
There was no contact left ashore
to monitor the diving activities.
WEATHER IN AREA
Wind: NE Force 3 - 4
Sea: Slight
Weather: Cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 18/2001
DATE: Thursday 5th July , 2001
1932 SHS paged by MRSC Forth requesting ALB assistance to search for 3-seat
jet ski, three
persons aboard. Departed Crail harbour in
fog and became disorientated and lost.
Launch agreed immediately. Crew paged.
1947 ALB launched from carriage. Tide 2/3 ebb .
1950 MRSC passes search datum position (56-12.37N 002-37.13W; NW of May Island)
to
ALB. Jet ski has been alongside F/V Ocean
Herald and given course for Crail.
Disappeared into fog and not seen again.
2000 Jet ski in contact by mobile phone with MRSC. Asked to listen for lifeboat
fog signal.
2009 Casualty reports to MRSC by mobile phone that he hears ALB fog signal.
Contact
with sound subsequently lost.
2017 ALB steams back to position where fog signal was first reported heard.
2023 Casualty hears fog signal again.
2024 ALB reports radar target 0.5 NM distant.
2026 Casualty reports ALB fog signal louder now.
2031 ALB reports casualty visual, 100 yards ahead.
2032 ALB confirms alongside casualty (2.4 NM from Anstruther, 4.5NM fromCrail).
Two persons subsequently taken aboardALB.
Third person remained aboard ski to
follow ALB (closely) back to Anstruther
harbour. All persons medically OK.
2100 ALB and casualty safely secured in Anstruther harbour.
2115 ALB crew dispersed. Later rehouse due tide constraints.
2350 ALB crew re-mustered in boathouse.
0030 ALB back at slipway.
0056 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
NOTE Absence of Marine VHF radio aboard casualty made this search
more difficult.
Mobile phone signals cannot
be homed in on by lifeboat DF equipment. A number of
slow moving fishing vessels in the
area (with gear down) also compounded the
difficulty of identifying the
casualty by radar, initially.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: NE Force 2
Sea: Smooth
Weather : Fog
Visibility: less than 800 metres
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 17/2001
DATE: Saturday 30th June, 2001
1807 DLA received request from MRSC Forth to support and assist Kinghorn
ILB in
recovering 26ft catamaman GOBHLAN GAOITHE with steering
failure, off Elie
harbour. Immediate launch agreed.
1820 ALB launched to proceed.
1824 Approaching Kinghorn ILB and casualty, off Pittenweem harbour.
1839 Casualty safely moored alongside, Pittenweem harbour. ALB crew returned
by road to
boathouse for later rehousing.
2100 ALB crew remustered in boathouse.
2110 ALB departed Pittenweem for home base.
2145 ALB rehoused and ready for service
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: WSW Force 5
Sea: Moderate
Weather : Cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 16/2001
DATE: Saturday 23rd June, 2001
1657 SHS took telephone call from MRSC Forth, as ALB just recovered postexercise,
to
request launch to angling vessel KERRY MARIE
disabled with engine failure off
Kingsbarns, NW of Fifeness. Anchor down. No
other vessel available to assist. Launch
agreed.
1700 ALB launched from carriage to proceed.
1753 ALB alongside KERRY MARIE off Kinkell Ness. Position further NW than
previously
indicated by casualty.
1755 Casualty in tow.
1819 Casualty alongside St Andrews harbour. Coastguard mobile team assisted.
ALB
returning to base.
1920 ALB entered home port.
1952 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: ESE Force 1 - 2
Sea: Slight
Weather : Cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
15/2001
DATE: Wednesday 20th June, 2001
0904 MRSC Forth paged SHS requesting immediate launch to assist small angling
vessel (2 pob)
with fouled propeller, off Kingsbarns. Immediate
launch agreed. In view of weather conditions,
no one else suitable available to assist.
0905 Crew paged.
0917 ALB launched from carriage at harbour entrance.
0956 ALB alongside casualty. Tow established. VHF portable transferred locked
on CH 67 to
facilitate comms.
1010 ALB has casualty in tow, speed 5 KT, bound St Andrews, the vessel'shome
port, taking
advantage of the lee of the land in view ofstrong
WSW wind.
1027 - 1039 Crew member of casualty taken ill.
ALB shortened tow and drew alongside. Coxswain
and ALB crew member (both first aiders)
transferred to casualty along with first aid kit
and oxygen. First aid administered. Coxswain
decides to continue tow at best speed for St Andrews.
1039 Ambulance and paramedics standing by at St Andrew harbour. Coastguard
mobile arranged to
monitor tide conditions first hand.
1110 Coastguard mobile confirms suitable tide (flooding) state for landing.
1118 Casualty vessel alongside St Andrews harbour. Sick man transferred
by chair into care
of waiting (fully briefed) paramedics and thence
by ambulance to hospital.
1213 ALB departed St Andrews bound home port.
1229 Shore helpers paged for 1300 rehouse.
1300 ALB back at slipway.
1327 ALB reported ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: WSW Force 6 (gusting 30 KT)
Sea: Slight - Moderate (1-2 metre swell)
Weather : Partly cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 14/2001
DATE: Tuesday 19th June, 2001
1406 SHS paged by MRSC Forth requesting immediate launch to assist 12 metre
work barge VINDICARE, broken down and drifting
off Elie Ness. Crew page activated.
1412 ALB launched from carriage, proceeding.
1417 MRSC to ALB: casualty in immediate danger. Anchor down but notholding.
In danger of drifting ashore.
1434 Alongside casualty, preparing to pass tow.
1434 ALB has VINDICARE in tow, proceeding ST MONANS harbour.
1505 -1509 Plan established for entering ST MONANS.
1537 VINDICARE safely alongside ST MONANS.
1551 ALB returned to slipway.
1625 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: SW Force 5
Sea: Slight (1 metre swell)
Weather : Cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 13/2001
DATE: Monday 18th June, 2001
1458 MRSC Forth paged DLA requesting launch to assist F/V FIONA S, broken down,
at anchor NW from Fifeness. Launch agreed.
1505 ALB launched from carriage and procceding.
1542 ALB approaching casualty, preparing tow.
1549 ALB has FIONA S in tow proceeding back into Forth.
1621 ALB reports ETA Pittenweem 1hr 10min. Towing at 6.5 KT.
Ebbing tide dictates destination.
1724 ALB shortening tow, preparing to enter Pittenweem harbour.
1725 FIONA S moored safely alongside.
1750 Crew returned to boathouse and dispersed pending rehouse when tide suitable.
2130 Crew re-mustered in boathouse to await suitable tide conditions.
2215 ALB departs Pittenweem for Anstruther.
2230 ALB returned to slipway.
2255 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: SE Force 3-4
Sea: Slight
Weather : Fair
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 12/2001
DATE: Wednesday 13th June , 2001
1037 Forth coastguard requests launch to search for possible missing person
from a water
pedalo found washed up in Largo Bay. DLA agrees
launch
1045 ALB launched to proceed.
1106 to 1236 ALB carried out search for possible person in water, Largo Bay
coastal area, as
per coastguard request. Nothing found.
1236 ALB stood down. RTB.
1300 ALB moored alongside Anstruther harbour to await tide for rehousing. Crew
dispersed.
1730 Crew re-mustered in boathouse.
1807 ALB returned to slipway and rehoused.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: SSW Force 3
Sea: Slight
Weather : Partly cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 11/2001
DATE: Saturday 9th June , 2001
1704 ALB radio operator intercepts PAN call from yacht ORTHONA GULL, position
0.5
NM SE Elie Ness with steering difficulties.
Lifeboat is afloat at this time, preparing to
rehouse after an exercise. Coxswain offers
assistance to MRSC Forth.
1708 ALB requested to proceed. Already leaving harbour.
1719 Casualty reports steering now operating, but requests lifeboat to stand
by.
1727 ALB alongside casualty.
1730 ORTHONA GULL proceeding to Anstruther under own power with ALB escort.
1801 Casualty reports steering difficulty again.
1822 Casualty reports steering jammed, requests tow.
1830 ALB has casualty in tow, 0.5 NM from Anstruther harbour.
1842 Casualty safely moored in Anstruther harbour.
1935 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: ESE Force 4-5
Sea: Slight - moderate
Weather : Cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 10/2001
DATE: Monday 28th May, 2001
2115 After discussion with MRSC Forth (who, in view of the still rising wind
and sea were
concerned about the safety of yacht SKEEMIN,
some 3 NM S'W of Anstruther) it
was decided prudent to proceed to this vessel's
position and provide escort to
Anstruther.
2132 ALB proceed from harbour. VHF DF contact made.
2125 Yacht's position confirmed on radar.
2145 ALB alongside casualty who was making slow progress towards Anstruther.
2200 ALB and casualty safe in Anstruther harbour.
2238 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: W’ly Force 9
Sea: Rough
Weather : Fair
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 09/2001
DATE: Monday 28th May , 2001
1945 MRSC Forth requested immediate launch to investigate red flares sighted
off Crail.
1953 ALB launched and proceeding to area. Wind began to increase dramatically
from
WSW, reaching Force 7-8 at times.
2005 F/V FORTH HARVESTER has casualty, F/V KAREN (2 pob) in tow, proceeding
Crail
harbour. Coxswain decides to provide escort.
2020 Casualty alongside Crail harbour, ALB returning to base.
2030 ALB escorting F/V VICTOR (2pob) into Anstruther harbour (from about300
YD out).
Vessel was observed to be very low inwater
and making slow progress.
2040 ALB and VICTOR entering Anstruther harbour.
2045 ALB alongside Anstruther harbour pending rehousing.
Whilst enjoying a coffee break in the boathouse prior to rehousing, the crew
became aware (VHF) of yacht SKEEMIN possibly in some difficulty.
DLA/Coxswain decided to maintain standby until the situation resolved.
It didn't. Incident 10/2001 relates.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: WSW Force 7-8
Sea: Rough
Weather : Fair
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 08/2001
DATE: Saturday 26th May, 2001
10:36 MRSC Forth paged DLA to request launch to assist diving RIB VIPER,5
pob,
engine failure south of Isle of May.
10:45 ALB launched at harhour entrance.
10:55 VIPER's engine restarted. Asssistance no longer required. ALB stood
down.
11:08 ALB entered Pittenweem harbour. LB moored alongside pending flood tide.
Crew returned to boathouse anddispersed.
13:30 ALB proceeded from Pittenweem harbour on pre-planned exercise.
17:00 ALB returned to boathouse slipway (exercise completed).
17:35 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: WSW Force 3-4
Sea: Slight
Weather : Fair
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 07/2001
DATE: Sunday 6th May, 2001
0822 MRSC requested further lifeboat assistance to search along the shoreline
at Crail.
Objective to locate unaccountedfor
quadbikerider. Launch agreed.
0842 Crew assembled.
0900 ALB proceeded. Low water launch at harbour entrance.
0920 to 1030 ALB carried out extensive search of shoreline area. Nothing
found.
1100 ALB returned to base to await tide for rehousing.
1200 ALB back at slipway.
1220 ALB rehoused, refuelled and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: ESE Force 2
Sea: Calm
Weather : Fine
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number: 06/2001
DATE: Sunday 6th May, 2001
01:54 MRSC requested launch to search for possible missing person, Crailharbour.
Seen to enter water on bike, but not to
emerge.
01:55 Crew paged.
02:04 ALB launched, proceeding Crail.
02:20 ALB on scene Crail harbour. Coastguard shore team and police in attendance.
Searchlight and pyro search carried out
in harbour areaand seaward as per
coastguard search planning requirements.
03:30 Harbour, shore and seaward search completed. Nothing found. RTB.
03:56 ALB returned to slipway.
04:17 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: SE Force 1
Sea: Calm
Weather : Cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
05/2001
DATE: Monday 26th March, 2001
09:35 SHS contacted by MRSC Forth requesting launch to disabled creel
boat SE from
Fifeness. Immediate launch
page activated.
09:48 ALB launched to proceed.
10:10 ALB alongside casualty. Tow connected.
10:15 ALB with casualty in tow proceeding Pittenweem harbour.
11:10 ALB and casualty alongside Pittenweem harbour.
11:40 Crew returned to Anstruther boathouse to disperse for later
rehousing (duetide
constraints.
16:40 Crew re-mustered at Anstruther.
17:02 ALB departed Pittenweem.
17:55 ALB back at slipway.
18:25 ALB ready for service
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: ESE 4
Sea: Moderate (2 metre swell)
Weather : Cloudy
Visibility: Good
Windchill: Minus 4 DEG C
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
04/2001
DATE: Tuesday 27th February, 2001
1742 SHS notified by MRSC Forth of aircraft ditched in vicinity Granton harbour,
west of
Leith. Assistance requested to supportQueensferry
andKinghorn ILBs. Immediate
launch agreed.
1743 Crew paged.
1755 ALB launched to proceed to Granton area.
1930 ALB on scene Granton harbour area and deployed to carry out visual and
radar search
initially, and subsequently to illuminate the
scenebysearchlight and give support to ILB
operations.
2040 ALB given area to search for possible survivors.
2044 Established by others no one survived the crash.
2050 ALB released to return to station.
2100 ALB entering Granton harbour for a crew break and meal.
2140 ALB departed Granton harbour for home port but due to tide conditions
a decision was
made to berth at Methil whilst the tide madesufficiently
toenter Pittenweem with a
sufficient safety margin.
0114 ALB entering Pittenweem harbour. Refuelling took place here in viewof
the quantity
used and the fact that the boat would lie overnight.
0205 Crew dispersed from boathouse.
0630 Crew and helpers re-mustered.
0645 ALB departed Pittenweem bound Anstruther.
0702 ALB back at slipway.
0735 Ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: NE Force 7 - 8
Sea: Rough
Weather : Cloudy
Visibility: Good
Windchill: Approx minus13 DEG C
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
03/2001
DATE: Sunday 25th February, 2001
1130 SHS in consultation with MRSC Forth re 5.4 metre RIB with engine
failure, SE of
Isle of May. ALB requested to assist.
1133 Crew paged.
1142 ALB launched to proceed.
1210 ALB alongside casualty.
1215 Four occupants of RIB taken aboard lifeboat.
1225 ALB proceeding Anstruther, RIB alongside.
1305 ALB entering Anstruther harbour.
1405 ALB returned to slipway for rehousing.
1425 ALB rehoused and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: WNW Force 3
Sea: Slight
Weather : Cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
02/2001
DATE: Thursday 15th February, 2001
2327 Hon Sec contacted by Forth Coastguard requesting launch to assist
36ftF/VJANREEN
approx 3 miles south of Methil, disabled
withfouledpropeller. No other vessels in area
to assist. Launch agreed.
2342 ALB Launched on service.
0039 ALB alongside casualty. Tow connected. Subsequently proceeding
toMethilharbour.
0131 F/V JANREEN safely alongside at Methil.
0148 ALB departed Methil bound Pittenweem to moor-up overnight (tide constraints
at
Anstruther).
0235 ALB entering Pittenweem harbour.
0300 Crew dispersed from Anstruther boathouse.
0900 Crew re-assembled for rehousing.
1000 ALB rehoused, refuelled and ready for service.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: W’ly Force 2
Sea: Smooth
Weather : Partly cloudy
Visibility: Good
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ANSTRUTHER LIFEBOAT
Service Number:
01/2001
DATE: Monday 15th January , 2001
22:34 MRSC Forth requested launch to investigate flare report, KirkcaldyBay.Several
sightings. Kinghorn lifeboat launching.
Coastguard shore personnel mustering.
Launch agreed by SHS.
22:37 Alert page activated.
22:50 ALB launched to proceed.
23:50 ALB arrived in search area. Launching team stood down.
23:56 ALB commencing search between West Wemyss and Kinghorn in company with
Kinghorn ILB. Coastguard personnel searching
shoreline.Search with radar, and
aided by shorelights and relatively calm
sea,with nightvision equipment. The latter
proved particularly effective. Nothing wasobserved.
00:47 Kinghorn ILB stood down.
01:30 ALB completed search task and stood down by MRSC. Nothing found.
02:10 ALB approaching Pittenweem harbour. Decision subsequently made to lie
afloat here
(due to tide constraints) and rehouseat
0630.
02:55 Crew returned to Anstruther boathouse and stood down.
06:30 Crew and launchers recalled.
07:00 ALB departed Pittenweem bound Anstruther.
07:18 ALB back at slipway.
07:45 ALB rehoused, refuelled and ready for service. MRSC notified accordingly.
WEATHER IN AREA:
Wind: S'ly Force 2
Sea: Slight
Weather : Fine
Visibility: Moderate
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