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Oban Lifeboat painting raffle raises £380
A painting of Oban Lifeboat, which was completed live at the station's Open Day in August, has raised £380 for the charity that saves lives at sea.The cash was raised when the RNLI's Oban Fundraising...
View ArticleOban lifeboat launches to assist dismasted trimaran
Mora Edith Macdonald, the Oban lifeboat, launched last night at 18.10 pm to assist the trimaran, Champus, with three persons aboard.The yacht had broadcast a pan-pan message saying she was dis-masted...
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Saturday launch for Oban lifeboat marked 500th service for its Medical Adviser
[Updated 20.00 below] On Saturday 12th April, Oban’s RNLI lifeboat, the redoubtable Mora Edith Macdonald, launched at 13.50 to assist the yacht Counterfeit aground in Loch Creran.The lifeboat was,...
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Oban lifeboat on 5 hour shout to converted fishing boat
[Update 20.20 - new photo below] At o7:31 this morning, 17th June, the Oban Lifeboat, Mora Edith MacDonald, was tasked by Stornoway Coastguard to assist a converted Norwegian fishing vessel which had...
View ArticleCompetition winner donates prize to Oban lifeboat
Sheena Warnock of Scottish Sea Farms won an in-house competition to name a new work boat for the company.Her choice – Sally Anne – sallied back with the £250 prize – which Sheena gererously donated to...
View ArticleOban lifeboat tows in 70 tonne Kommandoren
This evening, 20th July, Mora Edith Macdonald, the Oban lifeboat, put her Trent class shoulders to some heavy towing.The 70-ton sailing vessel, Kommandoren, lost power in the Firth of Lorne and the...
View ArticleOban lifeboat on shout this morning to workboat adrift in high winds in Sound...
At 7:55 this morning, 6th October, Stornoway Coastguard requested the immediate launch of Oban’s Trent Class All Weather Lifeboat, Mora Edith MacDonald, to assist a workboat which had lost power in the...
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