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Call Out Log Book for 2006

14th January Call out to jetskier in trouble of the Westend carpark Loch Linnhe. With assistance from two members of the public he was towed in to shore.

29th January Call out to land Rescue Mike Uniform at Westend carpark to for medivac.

29th January Call out to land Helimed 5 at Westend carpark for medivac.

16th February Call out to investigate white strobe light flashing in the middle of Loch Linnhe. Stood down when it was discovered to be a temporary beacon on a UTC buoy.

24th February Call out to land Rescue 131 at Westend carpark for medivac.

28th February Call out boat adrift on Loch Eil. Stood down when established that know person at risk and owner's had set out to recover the boat them selves.

3rd March Call out to land Helimed 2 at Westend carpark for medivac.

3rd March Call out to land Rescue 177 at Westend carpark for medivac.

4th March Call out to person possibly drunk in charge of a canoe. Stood down when established that person had come back to shore and was not going back out.

21st March Call out to land Helimed 2 at Corpach landing site for medivac.

29th April Call out 15' speed boat drifting in Annat narrows. Lochaber yacht club rescue boat tasked to tow boat to Corpach slip. Two persons rescued.

1st May Call out to small boat washed up on island opposite sea lock in Loch Linnhe. Owner found and informed.

2nd May Call out to land Helimed 5 at Corpach landing site for medivac.

3rd May Call out for canoe washed upon shore of Loch Linnhe at Corpach. Stood down when it was established that canoe had been lying around the area for a couple of weeks.

4th May Call out to five capsized toppers on Loch Linnhe opposite the Westend carpark. Stood by as Lochaber yacht club rescue boat and a Rib from the Underwater Training Centre recovered personnel and toppers.

28th May Call out to assist Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team in search for missing climber who had fallen into the river Nevis.

16th June Call out to pickup water pump from Mallaig and transport to Navy Helicopter 177.

23rd June Call out to land Helimed 5 at Corpach landing site for medivac.

5th July Call out to land Helimed 5 at Westend carpark landing site for medivac.

13th July Call out to assist Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team in transporting members of the public down from the top of Anoch Mhor restaurant to bottom carpark also assist in landing Helimed 2 and Navy Rescue 177 who were rescuing and evacuating members of the public from the top station after two Gondola's collided. Fire, Ambulance, MRT, Police and Mallaig Coastguard were all in attendance.

15th July Call out to land Helimed 5 at Corpach landing site for medivac.

18th July Call out to land Helimed 2 at Corpach landing site for medivac.

19th July Call out to land Helimed 5 at Corpach landing site for medivac.

22nd July Call out to investigate object floating in Loch Linnhe off of Kentallen found to be part of an old canoe pulled a shore.

23rd July Call out by police to search for person on stolen pedalo in Loch Leven. Stood down when person had been found on land. Found the pedalo and a grid reference passed on to MRCC to give to owner who was going out in rib to recover.

25th July Call out to land Helimed 5 at Westend carpark landing site for medivac.

31st July Call out to land Rescue 177 at Corpach landing site for medivac.

20th August Call out to investigate sighting of red flare over the village of Caol on the shore of loch Linnhe. Stood down after intensive search of loch Linnhe and river Lochy resulted in nothing being found.

23rd August Call out to prepare landing site for R177. Stood down when no longer required.

24th August Call out to person in water in Loch Leven. Stood down when it was established that the call was one of a series of hoax calls.

28th August Call out to land Helimed 2 at Corpach landing site for medivac.

28th August Call out to land Helimed 5 at Corpach landing site for medivac.

30th August Call out to land Coastguard Rescue MU at pulpmill for medivac. Prepared carpark for helicopter landing when gates to landing site were found to be locked and security guard was on his rounds.

30th August Call out to land Helimed 2 at Corpach landing site for medivac.

3rd September Call out to search for small inflatable rib floating in Loch Linnhe. Boat located and taken ashore owner informed.

8th September Call out to vessel on fire on Loch Linnhe. Stood down when it was discovered to be Puffer Vic 32 steaming up the loch blowing out thick black smoke from its funnel.

11th September Call out to red flare sighted over Caol spit area on Loch Linnhe. Stood down when parts of flare found on waste land where some kids were sighted by members of public walking away from.

27th September Call out to small boat drifting on Loch Linnhe. Went out on local Rib Orca and towed boat to pontoon at the Caledonian Cannel.

27th September Call out to injured Kayaker on Loch Lochy. Searched area on the Northwest shore and located casualty onshore amongst trees. RAF helicopter Rescue 137 was tasked to winch casualty to the Belford Hospital Fort William.

3rd October Call out to assist the Scottish Ambulance Service with an injured person who had slipped on wet grass up at Annat Point. Helped the ambulance crew to stretcher casualty down slope to roadside and into the ambulance.

19th November Call out to person being dragged behind yacht in Loch Linnhe. Stood down when discovered it was a small tender being towed behind the yacht.

6th December Call out to fishing boat Caprice sunk in Loch Lochy due to heavy rain fall. Owner informed and samples taken of pollution for SEPA who were in attendance. British waterways who were also in attendance recovered an oil drum that had floated off the deck.

6th December Call out to 7' tender washed up on shore at Cuil Bay. Tender recovered and handed to police to be put into lost and found.

8th December call out at Police request to uplift the 7' tender and store at CRE as they were worried kids may use it.

13 December Call out at police request attended emergency flood meting at police station at 15:00hrs and 19:00hrs. Placed two teams one on each side of the river lochy. Joined by two swift water rescue teams from Moary and Inverness. Stood down at 01:00hrs when risk was deemed to low.

19th December Call out to 4m dory Nemesis washed up on shore of Loch Eil. Secured above high water mark and informed Police and Clyde of its position.

 

 
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