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An inshore lifeboat set up to help those in need in the waters of Fleet & Wigtown Bays.

24/06/2026

This week, 3 of the crew headed to Edinburgh to Forth Power & Marine Training for 2 days to sit further exams for Powerboat & VHS courses. Thankfully they passed with flying colours!

Edgar, the Port Edgar dolphin also made several appearances to entertain us after a hard day in the sun!

15/06/2026

****************2027 Fleet Bay Calendar********************
This quite superb calendar is now on sale showcasing iconic scenery from around Fleet Bay.

We are immensely grateful to Mossyard regulars Tim & Jill Morley, Alasdair & Sandy Taylor & Pete Lorimer for creating the calendar and paying for all printing costs. This hugely generous and time demanding project will be a huge help towards getting the service back on the water in 2026 and ALL proceeds go to FBIRS.

Calendars will be available to buy in person at Cardoness, Mossyard, Sandgreen Caravan Park and Auchenlarie Holiday Park at SHGCalendars are £10 each when buying in person and please pay in cash when purchasing.

Calendars will be available to purchase on-line as soon as our merchant account has been activated to take on-line payments. Apologies to those who have tried and failed to order calendars today. We'll post an update as soon as we've been verified!

Fundraising update...

£85,000 for the boat - Complete
£48,500 for the boat house - Complete
£10,000 for Crew training & safety gear - Complete

We are now eagerly funding for a dedicated launch vehicle. This will cost £24,000 and is the last piece in the jigsaw to get back on the water in 2026. Any support, fundraising projects or donations that can help towards this would be a huge help. Our just giving page is still open and the link is below.

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/gettingbackonthewater?utm_medium=CA&utm_source=CL

07/06/2026

Today our crew all took a Sea Survival course in Kirkcudbright which was brilliant.

Thankfully we used Kirkcudbright Swimming Pool as the sea for today, but nonetheless taught us skills and procedures should the need arise.

Tomorrow it’s RYA first aid training, again for all the crew before 3 of them head to The Firth of Forth for Advanced Powerboat training.

01/06/2026

Eight days - five call outs for volunteers at Kirkcudbright RNLI

Two more call outs this weekend completed an exceptionally busy period for Kirkcudbright’s Lifeboat “Sheila Stenhouse” and her volunteer crew.

The volunteer crew was tasked at 8am on Sunday by HM Coastguard to respond to a Mayday Call.

They were sent, along with several other lifeboats, to assist a vessel taking in water near the Isle of Whithorn. En-route the crew were informed that the three persons on the damaged vessel had been taken on board by a local fishing vessel and safely taken to the Isle of Whithorn.

HM Coastguard requested a search for the vessel as Kirkcudbright’s lifeboat carries a salvage pump. However, apart from a strong smell of fuel nothing was found of the vessel. The RNLI Lifeboat along with Port William Inshore Lifeboat Pirsac III were then stood down and Kirkcudbright’s Sheila Stenhouse returned to its moorings on the river at Kirkcudbright and was refuelled.

Sunday’s rescue was after another Mayday call on Friday 29 May at 1.20pm when a report was received that a swimmer had possibly gone missing between Carrick and Sandgreen Beaches.

This triggered a search with Fleet Bay Inshore Rescue, Coastguard Helicopter Rescue from Prestwick, Coastguard Teams and the Police. A thorough search was carried out of the area for around 40 minutes until the person was located on land safe and well.

As the crew look forward to the opening of the new boathouse extension facility and a new boat arriving, the inshore lifeboat Sheila Stenhouse and her volunteer crew continues to serve the community 24/7 365 days a year. The last week has shown the variety of call outs that can occur and the crew continue to train for the tasks in hand.

As the summer approaches and with the recent good weather in mind it is always good to visit the RNLI site for advice and the RNLI are once again reminding us of the Float to Live message https://rnli.org/safety/float. The water can be a source of great fun and pleasure but the public are reminded always to take the advised precautions and care.

30/05/2026

This intrepid bunch set off this morning to cycle from Sandgreen to Berwick to raise funds for FBIRS and so far they’ve raised nearly £8,000.

It’s not too late to support them if you can - https://www.justgiving.com/team/sandgreencyclers?utm_medium=TE&utm_source=CL

We wish them a safe journey and pray that the wind is on their backs all the way.

From all at FBIRS - thank you!

29/05/2026

Today’s launch makes it 4 incidents in 7 days.

Today we were alerted by a member of the public to a swimmer who hadn’t returned to Carrick, so we launched and supported Kirkcudbright RNLI Lifeboat Station, SAR helicopter, Police and HM Coastguard Kirkcudbright Search and Rescue to search the coastline in a growing sea state until the search was called off and the missing person located.

Search was coordinated by Belfast Coastguard

All in all, a good outcome and good to work again with local search and rescue services.

28/05/2026

The last week has been a busy one in Fleet bay with 3 incidents.

On Saturday 23rd May Kirkcudbright RNLI Lifeboat Station attended Auchenlarie Holiday Park at SHG where a boat was in difficulty off the shore. Thankfully the boat and it's owner made it back to shore by the time the lifeboat arrived.

On the evening of 26th May, our crew helped an injured paddle-boarder from rocks back to the shore at Cardoness before he was taken to DGRI for treatment and a diagnosis of a fractured arm.

On Wednesday 27th May, numerous emergency services; Fire brigade, Ambulance, Police & Coastguard supported a young male back to the beach from the rocks at Mossyard.

An eventful week, but all with good outcomes and massive thanks go to all our emergency services & volunteers.

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