Incidents 2007

Incident DateDescriptionCategory
27-12-2007Male on pipe in River Ayr. Recovered to awaiting ambulanceRESCUE
22-12-2007Prepare landing site at Crosshouse Hospital. Stood down before arrivalASSIST
19-12-2007Tug Capsized in River Clyde in thick fog near Renfrew.SEARCH
15-12-2007Female on ledge under Turners Bridge. Police talked her down prior to our arrival.RESCUE
06-12-2007Car in fjord at Kilmarnock. Stood down prior to arriving on scene.RESCUE
01-12-2007Rail crash at Cumnock. Train hit car on track but driver missing. Crime scene. R177 searching area.SEARCH
24-11-2007From police, search for missing person in river Ayr. Casualty located and removed by TLB to ambulance.SEARCH & RESCUE
01-11-2007Vehicle in fast moving flood water at ford in Kilmarnock. Driver is pregnant woman. Recovered by tow rope onto fire tender.RESCUE
01-11-2007Vehicle in fast moving flood water at ford in Kilmarnock. 1 Male occupant. Recovered by tow rope onto fire tender.RESCUE
20-10-2007Report of flares off of Troon.FAGI
29-09-2007Female with injured ankle, assist ambulance to extricate.RESCUE
29-09-2007Helicopter landing site at Crosshouse hospital.HELO SITE
24-09-2007Submarine smoke marker on Ayr beach. EOD detonated.EOD
03-09-2007Submarine smoke marker at Culzean Bay. EOD detonated.EOD
31-08-2007Broken down 32’ cabin cruiser off of Troon. 2 adults, 1 child and a dog. Well equipped but electronic steering was faulty.DETAILS
18-08-2007Report of person in swollen river at Stewarton. Carried out search. Young male body recovered the following day by police divers.SEARCH
14-08-2007Inflatable dinghy with two males on board, can’t get back ashore. R177 and TLB also in attendance. Persons recovered ashore.RESCUE
05-07-2007Report of man in water, River Ayr. Body recovered after search.RESCUE
24-06-2007Rigid inflatable taking on water and drifting south of Greenan. Vessel located and towed to shore by Troon ILB.RESCUE
24-06-200717' Vessel lost power after running out of fuel. Towed to marina by Troon ILB. Details taken.DETAILS
13-06-2007Police chased wanted male into water. Rescued by lifeboat and coastguard to police custody, TroonRESCUE
07-06-2007Report of object in water. Found to be dinghy. No occupants found after extensive search. TroonSEARCH
04-06-2007Report of 14 year old boy fallen into river. Extensive search. Body recovered. River AyrRESCUE
04-06-2007Report of ordnance on quayside. Nothing found. TroonEOD
01-06-2007Drunken youth on beach. Spoken to, and then taken to home address by police. AyrASSISTED
27-05-2007Distress beacon signal traced to fishing boat in Troon Harbour. No further action required.SEARCH
23-05-2007Burning tires on beach. Children offered advice. Fire service requested. PrestwickHAZARD
16-05-2007Unconscious male near waterline. Recovered to ambulance. AyrRESCUE
13-05-2007EOD attend and remove ordinance from beach. PrestwickEOD
13-05-2007Continued search for missing female. Nothing found. Body later discovered off Holy Isle.SEARCH
12-05-2007Suspect ordinance found on beach. Prestwick. EOD informedEOD
12-05-2007Search for missing 53 year old vulnerable female. Nothing found. IrvineSEARCH
08-05-2007Man-overboard marker found and recovered.EOD
29-04-2007Explosive discovered on beach. Area cordoned off and device destroyed by Royal Navy Bomb Disposal. EOD
24-04-2007Road traffic accident. Two cars, no injuries. Directed traffic until arrival of police. TroonASSISTED
24-04-2007Vehicle stuck on beach with elderly occupants. Dug out and towed to safety. TroonRESCUE
18-04-2007Body discovered in River Ayr.RESCUE
16-04-2007Rescued woman with broken ankle from rocks. Taken to hospital by ambulance. TroonRESCUE
14-04-2007Red flare discovered and recovered.EOD
13-04-2007Rescued dog from ledge halfway down cliff. Reunited with owner after more than a week. FailfordCLIFF
08-04-2007Report of woman and dog in water. Nothing found after search. Hoax call. River AyrSEARCH
06-04-2007Abandoned canoe found on beach. Search conducted. Canoe recovered to station. AyrSEARCH
05-04-2007Jetskier in difficulty after collision with rocks. Rider made safely to shore. Jetski towed to marina by Troon ILBRESCUE
30-03-2007Report of person in water. Attended at request of fire service. Search conducted. Nothing found.SEARCH
25-03-2007Search for vessel after unidentified Mayday call on Ch16. Stood down after thorough search of Clyde by various teams, lifeboats and helicopter.SEARCH
23-03-2007Above search continued at first light. Nothing found. Later found in fishing vessel nets off of Ailsa Craig in June.SEARCH
22-03-2007Report of male in water. Search conducted.SEARCH
20-03-2007Two fishing boats collide off Troon. Substantial damage. No injuries.DETAILS
20-03-2007Attempted suicide by woman on bridge. Talked down by policeRESCUE
11-03-2007Set up Helicopter Landing Site for RAF Rescue HelicopterHELO SITE
09-03-2007Report of body in water. Nothing found.SEARCH
08-03-2007Report of female and dog in water. Fire and rescue attended. Casualties departed scene prior to team arrival. River AyrSEARCH
19-01-2007Suicidal female in water. Rescued after an hour in the water. Taken to hospital. AyrRESCUE
19-01-2007Suicidal female threatening to drive in to harbour. Traced to home address. AyrASSISTED POLICE
15-01-2007Interference reported on Ch16. Traced to boat.SEARCH
03-01-2007Report of body in river. Declared crime scene by police. Recovery postponed until daylight. LugarASSISTED
02-01-2007Troon Reports of red flares. Burned out flare located in garden of property. Further search conducted. No further action.SEARCH

Total Number of Incidents this year
57