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After attending to reports of a woman with an ankle injury, volunteers from the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat station came across three further casualties on Cramond Island.

RNLI lifeboat volunteers rush to rescue casualties on Cramond Island

RNLI lifeboat volunteers helped to rescue a family whose 20-meter motor yacht was left snared off the coast of Dunbar during a round trip of Britain.

Family sailing around UK rescued by lifeboat volunteers in Dunbar

Dunbar RNLI lifeboat crew responds to injured casualty.

RNLI warns against 'tombstoning' after boy, 14, hurt in harbour plunge

North Berwick RNLI on the surf line on Sunday

Jet ski rider with broken leg pulled from water by lifeboat crews

Another view of police and ambulance at Portobello Promenade.

Huge search and rescue operation at beach stood down after four hours

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You’d be a mug to throw out that old Christmas crockery - Susan Morrison

A major response was spotted in Portobello

Man rescued from sea after overnight police incident

Police were called to the East Lothian beauty spot on Sunday afternoon

Man dies after emergency services called to 'serious incident'

North Berwick RNLI negotiate breaking waves en route to the casualty

Watch as lifeboat crews scramble to rescue dog owner and pet

North Berwick RNLI negotiate breaking waves en route to the casualty

Lifeboat crews rescue dog walker who jumped into sea to save pet

A volunteer crew was called to the scene at around 9.20am on Sunday, January 11 where they were able to rescue the ‘wet and extremely cold’ casualty.

Watch: RNLI save man stranded on an inflatable mattress

On Sunday January 11, the RNLI was called to reports of a person stranded on an inflatable mattress east of Cramond Island.

Man stranded on inflatable mattress rescued by RNLI

A popular sea shanty crew lead a boozy sunset sing-along outside an RNLI station

Watch sea shanty crew's boozy sunset sing-along outside RNLI station

Met Office weather map for Thursday (May 1) shows high temperatures forecast.

Watch: Met Office map turns red as temperatures to surge in UK

1950s archive film shows lifeboat launch off Yorkshire Coast

Watch: 1950s archive film shows coastal lifeboat launch

Ian Malcolm with the search and rescue hovercraft at Hunstanton Lifeboat Station in Norfolk

Dalkeith pensioner cycling the UK coast for charity that saves lives at sea
A retired schoolteacher is planning to cycle to every lifeboat station in the country as he completes a tour of the UK and Ireland’s coastline.
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Ian Malcolm with the search and rescue hovercraft at Hunstanton Lifeboat Station in Norfolk

Dalkeith pensioner cycling the UK coast for charity that saves lives at sea

A major search operation was launched after a pile of clothes was discovered at a beach in Edinburgh.

Police issue update after clothes found on beach prompts major search

A search operation was launched after a pile of clothes was discovered at a beach in Edinburgh.

Major search launched after 'clothes and rucksack' found at beach

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Caught on Camera: Dog rescued by RNLI after falling 14ft into river

Dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment huge waves crashed into a yacht- seconds before rescue.

Terrifying moment yacht gets slammed by huge waves in dramatic rescue

Windsurfer is rescued by RNLI after boom snapped.

Watch: Windsurfer is rescued by RNLI after boom snapped

North Berwick Lifeboat prepares to rescue three children on paddleboard

Children swept to sea off East Lothian coast amid strong winds

The annual floral clock in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens is this year dedicated to the RNLI and its 200th anniversary. Retired gardener David Dorward works on the display which took himself and two other gardeners seven weeks and 35,000 plants

Floral clock celebrating RNLI - Angus Robertson

The body of a 21-year-old woman was found in the Firth of Forth

Breaking Body of woman, 21, found in Edinburgh's Firth of Forth

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Watch: Moment RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Noll Togneri sadly died this week

RNLI volunteer who saved friend's life dies as tributes pour in
Dunbar Lifeboat paid a touching tribute to Noll Togneri.
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Kevin White, Compliance Officer, Scotmid

Running for RNLI: Local Edinburgh man takes on ten race challenge

Adorable Newfoundland dogs during their water rescue training sessions.

Video: How these giant dogs are trained to save kids from drowning

Incredible footage shows rowers rescued by RNLI after being stranded

The crew spotted the small boat struggling in choppy waters and blustery conditions

Lifeboat crew rescue stricken boat near town beach

The RNLI has warned that conditions around coasts could be treacherous as Storm Agnes prepares to hit the country. (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking UK braces as Storm Agnes prepares for landfall

Dolphins swim alongside RNLI lifeboat in Whitby, North Yorkshire.

Watch: Dolphins swim alongside lifeboat off UK seaside town

Over 50 people have been rescued after a migrant boat sunk in the Channel on Saturday morning

Breaking Six dead and 50 rescued after migrant boat sinks in Channel

Driver of a van was left red faced after it floated out to sea

You can’t park there: RNLI rush to save van floating out to sea

RNLI South Queensferry were called out to rescue two children stranded on Cramond Island near Edinburgh.

Lifeboat crew rescue two children stranded on island

A teenager has died after getting in to trouble in the sea at Aberavon beach

Breaking Boy, 15, dies after getting into difficulty in the sea at Port Talbot

RNLI coastguards with their new apprentice ‘Quackers'

Warning about inflatables as men float out to sea on giant duck

MV Pentalina had been out of passenger service apart from some brief private contracts since 2019.

Breaking Ferry runs aground with baby on board after smoke in engine room

Sunrise swim at Portobello Beach for International Women's Day cancelled due to extreme cold weather. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sunrise swim for International Women's Day cancelled

A Dover to Calais Irish Ferries passenger vessel carrying almost 200 people was rescued after fire broke out.

Lifeboats launched after fire breaks out on passenger ferry in Channel

The scene in East India Harbour, Greenock

Major search operation resumes after boat capsizes near Greenock

East Lothian fisherman Peter Gray died in a fatal accident on his fishing vessel, which was located near Torness Point in Dunbar. (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Beloved dad and grandfather died after being pulled overboard while fishing

Queensferry Lifeboat rescuing people stranded on Cramond Island in January 2023

Lifeboat rushes to people stranded in Firth of Forth

An RNLI life boat arrives back in port after taking part in a rescue mission in the English Channel.

Four people dead after small boat incident in English Channel

Dolphins spotted in UK waters as pod swim happily alongside RNLI boat - watch video taken of sighting

Dolphins spotted swimming alongside RNLI rescue boat

Tyninghame beach and the Bass Rock.

Man dies at East Lothian beach

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Woman saved from drowning in 1965 leaves RNLI heroes £14,000 in her will

Lifeboat crews rescue the stricken rower (Pic: Dunbar RNLI)

Lifeboat crew rescue ‘unconscious casualty’ off Dunbar

The Dunbar RNLI crew rescued the stricken boat on Thursday morning.

Dunbar RNLI called out to rescue stricken boat

Aman Sharma, 34, from Edinburgh, drowned in Loch Lubnaig last July despite heroic efforts by a friend to save him

Scotland's drowning rate is the highest in the UK - with July the most deadly mo...

Dunbar's lifeboat towed the fishing boat back to the harbour. (Photo credit: Ian Wilson)

Dunbar lifeboat crew rescue stranded fishing boat

The crew battled through difficult conditions in their search for the vulnerable person.

Dunbar's RNLI lifeboats carry out early morning search for vulnerable person

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Lifeboat rescue from Cramond Island - your views online

Queensferry Lifeboat heads back to shore after rescuing six adults, two children and a dog from Cramond Island on Saturday

Nearly 30 people rescued after becoming stranded on island

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