A cycling fundraiser covering the entire British coastline and visiting every RNLI lifeboat station has completed its Shetland leg. Alan Cheesley and the Cycle4Fun cyclists…
READ FULL STORYA new full-time coxswain has been appointed to the Lerwick lifeboat. Twenty-nine-year-old Stephen Manson starts in the role today (Monday), replacing Darren Harcus who has…
READ FULL STORYVolunteer lifesavers put their navigational skills to festive use by mapping out a Christmas tree design.
READ FULL STORYTributes have been paid to the brave lifesaver Billy Deacon on the 24th anniversary of his tragic death. Lerwick RNLI issued a post of remembrance…
READ FULL STORYAith Lifeboat volunteers spent 20 hours at sea yesterday (Friday) helping to recover a whitefish trawler which had lost power and was taking on water…
READ FULL STORYEmergency services and rescuers are continuing to plead for folk to heed water safety advice following several tragic drownings in Scotland. Shetland police tweeted a…
READ FULL STORYThe crew of the Aith lifeboat have thanked the community after a massive fundraising effort earlier this month which raised nearly £10,000. With the traditional…
READ FULL STORYA new film featuring archive footage and celebrating RNLI communities in Scotland will premiere at Mareel later this month. Launch! On the Sea with Scotland’s…
READ FULL STORYOrganisers of the Aith Lifeboat open day are seeking auction prizes for an online event this summer.
READ FULL STORYAn injured crewman in need of medical care was rescued from a French fishing vessel off the Shetland coast. The RNLI’s Lerwick lifeboat crew launched…
READ FULL STORYA family of three have been towed to safety after their yacht’s engine failed near Shetland. The RNLI Lerwick lifeboat was tasked to assist the…
READ FULL STORYAn online fundraiser organised in place of the annual Aith Lifeboat gala has raised over £5,500 for the RNLI.
READ FULL STORYBoat owners are being reminded to please inform the coastguard if they will be leaving vessels unattended for any period of time.
READ FULL STORYConcerns for two kayakers who were reported missing led to the Aith lifeboat and coastguard teams being called into action on Sunday – and prompted…
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