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    NO. 209603

    2006 LIFEBOAT CALLOUTS
    DATE
    LIFEBOATS
    CALLED TO
    SAVED
    REPORT
    16/12/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 Person in the water at the cliffs
    -
    		 Body recovered.
    14/12/06
    ALB
    		 A Fishing boat lost power
    -
    		 Shortly after launch the crew of the fishing boat repaired their boat. ALB escorted it in.
    13/12/06
    ALB
    		 Flare spotted while on exercise
    -
    		 Later reports confirmed the flares were fired at Barry Buddon
    02/11/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 A boat under tow sinking
    -
    		 3 people were towing a 42ft boat and it sank off the harbour. Lifeboats stood by
    17/09/06
    ILB
    		 Small boat without power drifting onto rocks
    -
    		 A localfishing boat offered a tow to the vessel, the ILB Stood By the boat being towed in
    12/09/06
    ILB
    		 While on exercise the ILB was diverted to lunan bay to search for a beached whale
    -
    		 After a search involving other agencies it was determined that dolphins of Porpoises had been seen close to shore
    10/09/06
    ILB
    		 small boat lost power half a mile south of the breakwater
    2
    		 The two occupants and boat were towed safely back into the harbour
    07/09/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 A person in distress at the cliffs
    -
    		 After searching the cliffs police located the person safe elsewhere
    06/09/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 A yachts mast collapsed and was trailing in the sea over its side
    -
    		 Yacht occupants said no assistance was required and lifeboats followed it into harbour
    04/09/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 A small pleasure boat was drifting 1-2 miles off Auchmithie
    2
    		 The 2 people on board were unharmed and the boat was towed back into Auchmithie
    01/09/06
    ILB
    		 Small powered boat with three people lost power
    -
    		 Towed the boat into the harbour
    20/07/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 Yacht broken down off breakwater
    -
    		 ALB towed in Yacht while the ILB escorted in another vessel having engine problems
    17/07/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 Boat broken down off Lunan Bay
    -
    		 Shortly after launch the ALB returned to station, the ILB helped tow the boat out of nets it was tangled in
    15/07/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 Report of a person in the water at the bottom of the slipway
    -
    		 A body was recovered and transferred to a waiting ambulance
    09/07/06
    ILB
    		 Small fishing vessel lost power leaving the harbour
    -
    		 The ILB was on exercise and assisted by towing the vessel back into the harbour
    27/06/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 A woman in difficulty at Lunan Bay
    -
    		 ALB was stood down and ILB returned to station after police were in contact to say situation was under control
    26/06/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 Police requested assistance to search for 2 females in the dark at the cliffs
    -
    		 With the assistance of flares the police were able to apprehend the 2 teenage females
    25/06/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 The Motorboat "Amigo" lost power half a mile off the harbour
    -
    		 The ILB was initially launched to assist with the ALB arriving to tow it back to the harbour
    05/06/06
    ILB
    		 A roe deer was sighted swimming out of the harbour
    1
    deer
    		 When the boat had launched the deer was attempting to climb the outer harbour wall, it was picked up and released to the SSPCA
    03/06/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 A fishing boat "Northern Star" lost power about a mile out
    -
    		 The ILB and ALB were on exercise and got the engine working again before escorting the boat back to the harbour
    03/06/06
    ILB
    		 A pleasure boat entering the harbour lost power when its engine started smoking
    -
    		 The ILB went along side and brought it into the pontoon so firefighters could check it over
    17/05/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 Report of person in the water at the cliffs
    -
    		 Searched the cliffs for an hour before returning to station
    06/05/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 A kayak in difficulty at Lunan Bay
    -
    		 Person made it to shore before Lifeboats arrived
    05/05/06
    -
    		Reports of a person in the water at the cliffs
    -
    		 Launch was cancelled when police recovered the casualty
    10/04/06
    ILB
    		 3 boys in a dingy drifting out to sea off the harbour
    3
    		 All 3 boys were picked up by the ILB and returned to Harbour cold but unharmed
    10/04/06
    ALB
    		 Sea angling boat broken down off Easthaven with 15 on board
    -
    		 Boat towed back to Arbroath Harbour
    01/04/06
    ALB - ILB
    		 A person in the water at the cliffs
    1
    		 Both boats launched and casualty recovered to a waiting ambulance
    10/02/06
    -
    		A broken down boat
    -
    		 Launch was cancelled when a closer station was alerted
    02/02/06
    -
    		RAF Aircraft signals mayday 50 miles NE of Leuchars
    -
    		 Lifeboat was cancelled when the aircraft returned to base safely

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