The crew of the Loch Lomond Rescue Boat were rushed to help a boat that was on fire yesterday (Saturday).
They were paged by 4.33pm to go to the aid of the vessel which was near Inchmurrin, and dealt with the fire helped by two crews from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
A team of 14 sailors and marines from Faslane helped the Robin House Children’s Hospice get ready for its garden open day last Saturday.
The team from HM Naval Base Clyde headed over the hill to the hospice in nearby Balloch, and spent a whole day carrying out garden maintenance – weeding and clearing away leaf litter.
Able Seaman Logistician Danielle Skinner said: “Robin House carries out brilliant work allowing families with terminally ill children to have fun and enjoy being together at a very difficult time in their lives – it was a humbling and positive experience and an absolute pleasure to help out in this small way.”
Scotland’s second children’s hospice, Robin House, was opened in 2005.
It offers a purpose-built ‘home from home’ with accommodation for eight families from across Scotland at any one time.
The Helensburgh lifeboat crew were called out to a 30′ yacht which had broken free from its moorings and was drifting towards the shore on Monday.
The yacht was close to Helensburgh Sailing Club and was reported to have collided with another vessel after breaking free.
The lifeboat crew laid out an anchor from the vessel as the tide was ebbing; fortunately the yacht had twin keels and would therefore remain upright when the tide went out.
Having made secure the grounded vessel, which did not appear to have sustained any significant damage, the lifeboat crew checked the yacht that it was reported to have collided with, which also did not appear to have been damaged and the crew returned to base.
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