Dunbar Lifeboat Station

Dunbar GP Tom Badger was presented with an inscribed vellum to mark 25 years of work with the Dunbar RNLI crew.

Dr Badger has only been to sea on a medical emergency once in his quarter century of service as Honorary Medical Adviser.

But all the crew members over those years have been “through his hands” during their regularly medical check ups.

Dunbar’s RNLI inshore lifeboat capsized during a routine weekend training exercise in surf off Belhaven beach just after 1pm yesterday (Sunday 24 January). Dunbar’s RNLI All Weather Lifeboat the John Neville Taylor was on scene shortly after the incident.

DUNBAR'S RNLI lifeboat crew went to the aid of a fishing boat five miles of the coast after its steering failed on Monday.

The 'Spitfire' fishing boat was making slow progress back to Dunbar Harbour, steering with the aid of fish boxes dangling over the side. Dunbar RNLI second Coxswain Mark Anderson was in charge of the rescue, and said it was extremely cold as the crew left their berth at Torness at 2pm.