Dunbar Harbour

17/08/2026

Massive thank you to the Dunbar Fishing competition who raised £1000 for Dunbar Harbour Trust and same for RNLI Dunbar Lifeboats. It was a brilliant day and we loved seeing so many boats in the harbour and at sea. Thank you! ⚓️🐟🎣

16/08/2026

15/08/2026

Thank you to all the emergency services.

Dunbar RNLI is urging people to think twice before tombstoning after a teenager was seriously hurt jumping into the harbour from height on Thursday (13 August).

The boy injured his leg after plunging into the water at around 6.30pm. The volunteer crew were about to launch on a training exercise when the alarm was raised.

They launched the inshore D class lifeboat 'David Lauder' and quickly found the boy, who had managed to get himself out of the water, on steps near the harbour entrance.

The volunteer crew assisted paramedics by helping the boy onto the lifeboat and brought him ashore where he was transferred to the waiting ambulance.

Dunbar RNLI lifeboat helm Laura Kirkham said: ‘Tombstoning, or cliff jumping, into the harbour might seem like fun but there’s always a danger of hidden rocks and unknown depths that can result in serious life-changing injuries and even death. As tempting as it is to cool off in hot weather, we’re urging people to think before they jump.

‘The bystanders did the right thing in flagging us down for assistance while waiting for the Scottish Ambulance Service.’

The incident was the second in 24 hours for the Dunbar lifeboat crew and the first for recently passed-out helm Laura. On Wednesday (12 August) the volunteers were paged at 11.15pm by HM Coastguard after a report that someone was in distress in the harbour. After launching and finding nothing untoward the crew was stood down at 12.25am.

Laura added: ‘The few seconds of thrill that come from tombstoning can lead to consequences that last a lifetime, not only for the individual involved but also for their family, friends and those who witness or respond to the incident.’

After handing the casualty over to medics, the volunteer crew returned to their exercise.
Upon competition of the exercise the lifeboat was refuelled and readied for its next emergency.

Crews:
Thursday:
ILB: Laura Kirkham, Andrzej Hajduk, Alex Williams
Tractor/LA/shore crew: Gerard McPhillips, Denholm Horsburgh, Ian Combe, Gina Holt, Kai Lavery, Kayla Rutherford, Jay Kirkland, Ross Hancock

Wednesday:
ILB: Jamie Forrester, Andrzej Hajduk, Alex Williams, Douglas Wight
Tractor/LA/shore crew: David Koch, Ian Wilson, Ian Combe, Denholm Horsburgh, Fiona Kibby, Gary Fairbairn, Gordon Mackay, Alistair Punton, Jodi Fairbairn, Alewyn Rens, Aaron Woods, Eldon Woods, Gina Holt, Ross Hancock.

14/08/2026

There is a fishing competition on Sunday 16th August at the harbour. There will be limited parking from Saturday evening to Sunday evening other than for cars and trailers who have pre-booked with the competition organisers. The event is now fully booked.

08/08/2026

Dunbar Lifeboat Station is delighted to announce that our Lifeboat Fete last month raised an incredible £21,000 for the - the charity that saves lives at sea.

The record takings from the event on Saturday 11 July are an increase of £3,000 on last year’s total and a remarkable £10,000 up on the amount raised three years ago.

Dunbar RNLI Fundraising Committee chair Veronica Davies said: ‘I am completely overwhelmed and astounded that we managed to raise such a fantastic total. We cannot thank enough everyone from the Dunbar community and beyond who attended the fete and helped Dunbar RNLI continue our lifesaving work. It is truly humbling to see how people turn out to support their lifeboats every year.’

Thank you to everyone who came on the day and supported Dunbar RNLI - you're all lifesavers!

For more details please follow the link in the comments ...




(Photo: Richard Ellis)

21/07/2026

Sammy the seal has to join in! Just checking everything in order ..🛟⚓️

12/07/2026

Thank you, Dunbar — what a Lifeboat Day! ⚓

We do hope everyone has recovered from a brilliant day!
A huge thank you to RNLI Dunbar Lifeboats and the Dunbar RNLI Lifeboat Fundraising for yet another amazing Lifeboat Day. You brought the harbour to life and put on an event for the whole community to enjoy. 💙💛

Thank you, too, to everyone who stopped by the Dunbar Harbour Trust stand to find out more about the charity. We were thrilled to have so many people interested in sponsoring one of our new harbour ladders, as well as several folk keen to help our wonderful volunteer group, who keep the Battery and harbour looking so amazing.

👉 Want to help the harbour, one rung at a time? You can sponsor a ladder at dunbarharbourdonate.online/ladder

12/07/2026

Thank you for visiting!! Safe trip back ⛵️⛵️