Oban R.N.L.I. Lifeboat, “Mora Edith Macdonald”,  launched at 0051 hours this morning to investigate a report from the Ocean Youth Trust’s “Alba Endeavour”  that she had observed a Red flare in the area of Grass Point, Mull, the Dubh Sgeir Rock and the West side of Kerrera.

By 0224 hours this area had been searched to no avail and a further search of the mouth of Loch Spelve was carried out, again with nothing found.

The Lifeboat was refuelled and ready for service again at 0415 hours.

By 0600 hours the same crew were at sea again – only, this time, just across the bay to Oban Marina and accompanied by 2 Paramedics in order to bring to hospital in Oban, a gentleman who had fallen ill on a yacht berthed there.

It is hoped that this might bring to an end the exceptionally busy week-end which saw the lifeboat launch four times – to a Pregevac, to a Canoeist, to investigate a report of Red flares and to a Medevac  !