Oban RNLI meet The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
Volunteers from Oban RNLI Lifeboat Station, including crew and fundraisers, were presented to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at the start of their tour of some of Scotland’s islands on Thursday 22 May.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were greeted on the North Pier pontoon in Oban by Oban RNLI Lifeboat Chairman, Ian Henry, and Coxswain, Ally Cerexhe, before chatting to the volunteer crew about their lifesaving work. Their Royal Highnesses also met some of the local fundraising volunteers.
The Oban RNLI lifeboat crew had been paged by HM Coastguard at 5:36am that morning to a vessel in Loch Scridain off the north shore of the Ross of Mull, and only returned from the shout a few minutes before The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were due to arrive.
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