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Oban lifeboat whisky sale

March 20th,2013%

15_t11whisky01 Two bottles of unique 18-year-old Oban Lifeboat malt whisky exceeded all expectations when they sold at auction.

Find out how much they went for in The Oban Times of March 21 2013 and on line at www.obantimes.co.uk/digital

Oban lifeboat goes to aid of Glensanda Quarry man

February 9th,2013%

r7i5546-oban-lifeboat-at-top-speed On Friday February 8 2013,Oban Lifeboat Mora Edith MacDonald launched at 7.40pm to help transfer a man to Oban from the Glensanda quarry on the Morvern Peninsula after he became unwell. Continue reading Oban lifeboat goes to aid of Glensanda Quarry man

Tobermory lifeboat goes to aid of fishing vessel in Force 9 gale

January 29th,2013%

Tobermory lifeboat went to the aid of a fishing vessel seven miles to the west of the Isle of Coll in a Force 9 gale with 60mph gusts and 6-8 metre waves. The lifeboat towed the casualty to the Isle of Tiree where the skipper had arranged for the tow to be passed to another fishing boat whilst the lifeboat stood by. Unfortunately that tow rope broke close into shore and the fishing vessel went aground. The lifeboat managed to pass another tow to the casualty in confined waters and recover it to Tobermory.

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Tobermory and Oban lifeboats on joint exercise

January 23rd,2013%

Tobermory volunteer crew 'hi line' training with Stornoway Coastguard helicopter

Photo Sam Jones/RNLI

Tobermory and Oban RNLI lifeboats joined forces at the weekend,January 19-20 2013,to carry out a joint exercise with Stornoway Coastguard’s search and rescue helicopter in the Sound of Mull. Continue reading Tobermory and Oban lifeboats on joint exercise

Lewis man dies after cliff fall

January 15th,2013%

Photo courtesy RNLI

A 48 YEAR-OLD man from the Point area of Lewis has died after falling from cliffs at Swordale,five miles east of Stornoway,on Monday afternoon,January 14 2013. Continue reading Lewis man dies after cliff fall

Tobermory lifeboat rescues yacht –video

September 17th,2012%

Tobermory RNLI’s volunteer crew went to the aid of a yacht on Tuesday September 11 2012 with engine failure which was in danger of drifting onto rocks in 50mph gusting winds. Continue reading Tobermory lifeboat rescues yacht —video

Man dies after cliff fall on Staffa

July 7th,2012%

A TOURIST has died after falling 50-feet down a cliff above Clamshell Cave on the island of Staffa yesterday,Friday July 6.

Continue reading Man dies after cliff fall on Staffa

Man rescued after falling from a cliff on Mull

July 6th,2012%

Tobermory's RNLI rushed to the rescue of the tourist

TOBERMORY’S volunteer lifeboat crew rushed to the aid of a tourist from a visiting cruise ship who had fallen down a steep cliff just outside the town on Wednesday July 4.

Continue reading Man rescued after falling from a cliff on Mull

Oban RNLI Lifeboat on 30-minute ‘shout’

July 2nd,2012%

r7i5546-oban-lifeboat-at-top-speed A fisherman on board the FV “Charmel”,which was alongside the Railway Pier at Oban on Saturday June 30 2012,fell some 12 feet from the shelter deck of the vessel into the hold early in the morning. Continue reading Oban RNLI Lifeboat on 30-minute ‘shout’

Tobermory RNLI lifeboat in one hundred-mile night time mercy mission

June 26th,2012%

Tobermory RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew completed a round trip of more than a hundred miles when they rushed in the early hours of Tuesday June 26 2012 to the aid of a woman with suspected spinal injuries on the Isle of Tiree . Continue reading Tobermory RNLI lifeboat in one hundred-mile night time mercy mission