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Call Out Log Book for 2003

15th January Call out Vessel adrift on Loch Eil. Taken ashore and secured.

17th January Call out member of public reported small boat in difficulty. Camusnagaul ferry tender on its mooring was being tossed about in bad weather.

27th January Call out to investigate no marker lights on UTC barge. UTC Rib called out to restart generator.

27th February Call out to land Helimed 5 at the paper mill for medivac.

20th March Call out to search for a missing dinghy on Loch Eil. Nothing found.

23rd March Call out to take samples of pollution on Loch Linnhe. UTC Rib assisted in collection.

4th April Call out search for missing person around Ballachullish on Loch Leven. Nothing found stood down by police.

5th April Call out for first light search for missing person. Casualty turned up safe and well.

11th May Call out to land Rescue MU at the Westend car park for medivac.

3rd June Call out Yacht Marin drifting due to fouled propeller. Stood down when yacht skipper had freed prop.

10th July Call out to yacht Celtic Storm who had lost power and dragging anchor in Loch Linnhe. Used local dinghy to row out and attach line. Towed yacht to pier.

12th July Call out Catamaran Masscat broken mooring and aground at canal office in Loch Linnhe. Pulled off shore and moored at canal pontoon.

27th July out small boat on shore at Gorsten Loch Linnhe. Pulled above high water mark and secured.

13th August Call out LYC rescue boat stolen by youths. UTC Rib with police onboard arrested youths and LYC boat secured on its own mooring.

4 September Call out drifting dinghy at Cranog Pier Loch Linnhe with fishing equipment. Search for missing person until casualty turned up at home. He hadn't secured boat properly.

1st October Call out to land Helimed 5 at the Westend car park for medivac.

5th October Call out small boat adrift off Corpach Loch Linnhe. Secured above high water mark.

30th October Call out search for missing person in Airds Bay Loch Linnhe. Clothes found on shore. Nothing found stood down due to darkness.

31st October Call out resume search for missing person. Also assist Oban Lifeboat search for floating object. 5' mooring buoy secured above high water mark.

1st November Call out Resume search for missing person. Nothing found.

4th November Call out to land Helimed 5 at the Westend car park for medivac

19th November Call out to land Helimed 5 at the Westend car park for medivac

20th November Call out to land Helimed 2 at the Westend car park for medivac

27th November Call out to land Rescue 177 at the Westend car park for medivac

1st December Call out firing of red flare in Loch Leven. Stood down when police found member of public firing out of date flares.

2nd December Call out Call out to land Helimed 2 at the Westend car park for medivac

13th December Call out search Loch Linnhe for person using VHF without a call sign. Nothing found.

 

 
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