Byline: The Invergordon RNLI lifeboat “Douglas Aikman Smith” launched yesterday afternoon to a report of a Dinghy with 3 persons blown offshore.
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The
volunteer crew of 7 launched the all-weather Trent class Lifeboat at 2.30pm, and
made best speed up the Cromarty Firth making way to Nairn East Beach area.
With
the reports of 2 adults and child in the inflatable dinghy getting blown up to
half a mile offshore the Volunteer crew began preparing the daughter XP Boat to
navigate in and bring the causalities back ashore.
With
update reports coming from Aberdeen Coastguard it was advised that the dinghy had
come to a rest on a Sandbank as the informant on the beach could see one of the
adults standing out with the dinghy.
With
Local Coastguard teams on the ground, it was deemed by them that they could reach
the trio and recover them back to safety.
With
confirmation that all were recovered safely back to the beach and reunited with
family members, Aberdeen Coastguard stood the Lifeboat down at 2:50pm.
Lifeboat spokesman Michael MacDonald said they were “lucky to
come to rest on a sandbank”, adding: “If the wind had picked up it could have been
blown them further out with the tide also on it’s way out and they could have
been put in more danger.
The Lifeboat was back on station, refueled and
made ready for service by 3:30pm
Byline: The Invergordon RNLI lifeboat “Douglas Aikman Smith” launched yesterday afternoon to a report of a Dinghy with 3 persons blown offshore.
Page Content:
The
volunteer crew of 7 launched the all-weather Trent class Lifeboat at 2.30pm, and
made best speed up the Cromarty Firth making way to Nairn East Beach area.
With
the reports of 2 adults and child in the inflatable dinghy getting blown up to
half a mile offshore the Volunteer crew began preparing the daughter XP Boat to
navigate in and bring the causalities back ashore.
With
update reports coming from Aberdeen Coastguard it was advised that the dinghy had
come to a rest on a Sandbank as the informant on the beach could see one of the
adults standing out with the dinghy.
With
Local Coastguard teams on the ground, it was deemed by them that they could reach
the trio and recover them back to safety.
With
confirmation that all were recovered safely back to the beach and reunited with
family members, Aberdeen Coastguard stood the Lifeboat down at 2:50pm.
Lifeboat spokesman Michael MacDonald said they were “lucky to
come to rest on a sandbank”, adding: “If the wind had picked up it could have been
blown them further out with the tide also on it’s way out and they could have
been put in more danger.
The Lifeboat was back on station, refueled and
made ready for service by 3:30pm