Dunbar Lifeboat Station

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Both Dunbar Lifeboats Paged from Forth Coast Guard to 2 persons in the water at Pease bay. Upon arrival it was found the casualties had been riding two jet bikes . One person made it ashore to raise the alarm and the other person was
pulled from the water. Dunbar ILB transferred the casualty to the ALB were we took him back to Torness to wait for an ambulance to treat him for hypothermia. Dunbar ILB recovered the jet ski back to the beach.

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ALB requested to launch by LOM to a 9.5m yacht reported to be in difficulty 8 miles North of
Dunbar. Two persons on board were overcome by the conditions and were in need of evacuation
. ALB launched into very rough heavy breaking seas and proceded towards Dunbar. Upon arrival we attempted to transfer two crew members to the yacht but conditions proved too dangerous so escorted yacht into the lee of the May island. Conditions there were morefavourable so transfer was carried out without incident leaving two Dunbar crew members on the

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Whilst on exercise Dunbar ILB was tasked by Forth MRSC to respond to reports of a broken down
angling vessel to the North of Dunbar Harbour. Upon arrival at the casualty it was decided
to request the assistance of Dunbar ALB due to the swell at the harbour entrance. One crew member
was placed onto the casualty vessel. Upon arrival of Dunbar ALB a tow was set up and the vessel
towed into Dunbar Harbour with the ILB standing by behind. The vessel was then put alongside and
recovered by its owner.

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Dunbar ILB had just come back from exercise and was washing down the ILB when the harbour master
approached to ask for assistance to a small boat that had suffered engine trouble and was drifting out of the harbour with 1 person onboard. Boat was towed back to the safety of the harbour.

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Dunbar ALB had just come back from exercise and was washing down the ALB when Forth Coast Guard
called us for assistance to a small boat that had suffered engine trouble and was about 2 miles
East of Dunbar harbour with 3 persons onboard. Dunbar ALB re-launched and proceeded to the
casualty. Dunbar ALB handed the tow over to the ILB just out side the harbour Due to the low water at
Dunbar.

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Dunbar Lifeboat Station was made aware of a broken down angling vessel to West of Dunbar Harbour. The ILB was launched and towed the vessel back to Dunbar.

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Dunbar ILB had just launched on exercise when they were tasked by Forth C Guard to a small 16 foot
boat had engine trouble off Barnsness Lt House. ILB was on scene within 10 mins then towed the casualty
back to Dunbar harbour.

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ALB was diverted whilst on exercise to assist Dunbar ILB which had capsized in Belhaven Bay.

A new lifeboat coxswain faced a high seas drama on Saturday night on his first rescue in charge. Jamie Lamb (25)took the Dunbar lifeboat through near gale force winds and high seas to go to the aid of a yacht in difficulty off the East Lothian coast. The two crew of the Port Edgar based yacht Explorer had become disorientated in mountainous waves, suffering from severe sea sickness. Jamie, Dunbar's new deputy second coxswain, says: ‘When we arrived at the lifeboat berth at Torness on Saturday night, I initially thought there was a chance we would not be able to leave the mooring, the seas were so big. ‘The yacht had given her position as 1½ miles north of Dunbar, but once we got out of Torness we discovered she was actually over 8 miles North. ‘It took the best part of an hour to reach her, punching our way through a fairly big sea. I was talking to the yacht crew on the radio most of the way there, reassuring them that we were on our way, and it was clear they were in a lot of trouble.’

 Dunbar Coxswain Gary Fairbairn has been awarded the RNLI’s Bronze Medal for Gallantry for his part in saving a couple from their yacht in a severe gale on 15 May. The medal was presented to him at a ceremony in London's Barbican centre by His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent.

Coxswain Fairbairn’s crew on that night – Mechanic Kenny Peters and Crew Members Stuart Pirie, Kevin Keillor, Brian Cleator and John Watt – will each receive Medal Service Certificates at a later date.

In a force 8 gale and very rough seas, with swells of up to 7m, the skipper of the 8m Swedish yacht Ouhm issued a Pan-Pan call, which was picked up by Forth Coastguard. The request to launch the RNLI Dunbar lifeboat soon followed and the crew put to sea at 5.30pm and headed for a position 37 miles north east of the station.