Most of Mora Edith Macdonald’s exploits take place out of sight of her home town. When she takes ti the water, the Oban Lifeboat is usually heading out of Oban Bay but tonight the townsfolk had a grandstand view of some of the things she is needed to do.
The Lifeboat launched earlier this evening (1oth Decemebr 2010) at 18:46, to go to the assistance of the 30 ft. Crab-fishing boat Jean Francis – almost aground off St. Columba’s Cathedral in Oban Bay with a fouled propellor.
Within a few minutes the lifeboat was on scene and deployed her own inflatable dinghy manned by two lifeboat crew who succeeded in clearing the rope/net from the propellor.
The crabber was then taken in to the North Pier slip by the lifeboat where members of the lifeboat crew along with members of the Coastguard shore team assisted the single-handed skipper of the casualty to secure the vessel.
The lifeboat then returned to her berth at the South Pier at 19:47, refuelled and was ready for service again at 20:03.
