Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife Honour of Lost Lifeboatmen Arbroath and the rest of Angus hosted a show of respect for the tragic crew of lifeboat Robert Lindsay. It is 79 years since the disaster tore through the heart of the community. Six men were lost when the …
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife. Storm Babet Coastwatch St Monans were one of the emergency services involved in helping during Storm Babet, Coastwatch St Monans team volunteers were on patrol during the three days of storms that hit the east coast of Scotland on 19th,20th, and 21st October. The …
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager at Coastwatch St Monans, Fife. Featured image shows Elie Harbour, where Coastwatch St Monans is based. Image credit: James Denham. Dramatic rescue at St Monans A person was airlifted to hospital after falling from rocks at St Monans. Emergency services including Coastwatch St Monans team and teams from …
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager of Coastwatch St Monans, Fife Starfish Hundreds of starfish have washed up on the Fife coastline. Up to 1000 of the sea creatures were discovered on a mile long stretch between Dysart and West Wemyss. Starfish can only survive for a few minutes out of water meaning several …
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager of Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife. Lifeboat day The town of Arbroath turned out to show its support for the towns lifeboat volunteers in the sunshine on Saturday 17th June. The annual lifeboat open day gave locals and visitors the chance to see the current lifeboats in action …
By John Kinsman, operations manager at Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife Two people and dog rescued Two people and a dog rescued were rescued from a stricken speedboat after it was found located off the Angus coast. Crews from Broughty Ferry lifeboat station were called into action after reports that a speed boat had broken …
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager at Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife Summer sailing season St Monans harbour was an hive of activity on Tuesday April 18th when a huge crane arrived to lift pleasure craft from storage on the middle pier into the harbour. A large crowd of both locals and visitors gathered …
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife Marine protection Leading representatives of Scotland’s fishing industry have called on the Scottish government to have a radical rethink on its plans to introduce new conservation zones at sea. The Highly Protective Marine Areas which are currently under consultation, would close at least …
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager at Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife. Boat sinks Coastwatch St Monans were paged by HM Coastguards during the recent storm Otto to reports of a small boat sinking in Elie harbour. The St Monans team quickly assembled and raced to the scene and on arrival they discovered a …
Sent in by John Kinsman, operations manager Coastwatch St Monans, east Fife Lifeboat rescue A stricken fishing boat with three people on board was towed to safety by two Fife lifeboats in appalling conditions just off east Wemyss in west Fife. The boat suffered engine failure after a rod got caught round it’s propeller in …