Names of casualties are not quoted in these brief reports.

Port control at Lerwick Port Authority had reported that they thought they had seen the roof of a car in the SE corner of Albert dock on their CCTV cameras. police and coastguard had been informed and at 04:58 the coastguard requested the Lifeboat to be launch. The crew were paged at 05:02 but were stood down at 05:08 when the police who were already on scene could see nothing untoward.

Crew: Bruce Leask, John Sinclair, Brian Laurenson, Stanley Hughson, Robert Stout, Raymond Stewart, Michael Grant.

We were asked to assist the Coastguard coast rescue team recover two children who had been cut off by the incoming tide on rocks at the foot of a cliff. The position was below the 'Widows Homes', which is about one hundred yards from the station. We decided to launch the 'Y' boat from our moored position and it proceeded to the scene and recovered the two boys and a member of the coast rescue team who had been lowered to their position. They were brought back to the small boat harbour, where the Police met them, and the 'Y' boat returned to mother. Everything was secured and we were ready for service again at 1735.

Crew: Bruce Leask, John Sinclair, Ian Leask, Dieter Glaser, Stanley Hughson & Thomas Sinclair.

At 14:26 we were tasked by Shetland Coastguard to go to a small boat with 4 persons on board, which had been reported as being on fire and firing off flares, in a position on the east side of Bressay South of Noss. The fire turned out to be smoke from the flares they were setting off. They had broken down and were on a lee shore but had dropped the anchor and were in no immediate danger. At 14:50 we took them under tow and arrived at the marina in Lerwick at 15:55. We were back in our berth , fueled and ready for service at 16:10

Crew: Bruce Leask, John Sinclair, Ian Leask, Dieter Glaser, Thomas Sinclair, Gareth Geddes and John Best.

The coastguard reported that a young boy had stolen a kayak and was in the harbour just off the point of Victoria Pier, and the police were trying to get him to come in. The Viking replica boat 'Dim Riv' was close by and the police got them to usher the boy ashore by the time the crew had assembled and we were subsequently stood down. The boy ran away when he got to the pier and the 'Dim Riv' picked up the Kayak and took it ashore.

Crew: Bruce Leask, John Sinclair, Ian Leask, Dieter Glaser, Kenny Pearson, Michael Grant, Paul Hughson, Robert Stout, Robert Garrick. Gareth Geddes and John Best.

At 1252 we were asked by Shetland Coastguard to assist in the search for a 79 year old gentleman who and had not been seen since 2200 the previous day, we were asked to carry out a shoreline search from Ulsta to Whale Firth on the west side of Yell. Pagers were set off at 1256 and we left the berth at 1305 and headed north arriving on scene at 1402. We launched the ‘Y’ boat and started a shoreline search North along the coast. At 1540 we recovered the ‘Y’ boat and continued searching from the lifeboat till we reached the entrance to Whale Firth at 1610 at which point we were stood down and told to return to station. We arrived on station at 1730 and were fuelled up and ready for service again at 1755.

Crew: Bruce Leask, Ian Leask, Robert Stout, Neil Clark, Brian Laurenson and John Best.

At 1733 the LOM set off the pagers after being informed that the Minitransat yacht ‘Lilleville' competing in the Bergen Shetland race had informed the Coastguard that they were worried about the state of their boat when the keel and the mast had started to move more than it was designed to. Their position was 28 miles SSE of the Bard. The lifeboat launched at 1740 and proceeded to the area arriving at 1930. Upon arrival at the scene, 4 other yachts were observed in the area and the coastguard tasked us to get sail numbers from each one before we went to the casualty. On arrival at the casualty we fount them sailing under Jib only, and they requested a tow as soon as possible as they were afraid the boat was breaking up. They immediately dropped sail and a tow was connected at 2000 and we started for Lerwick at a speed of 4 knots arriving at 2250. The Lifeboat was back on station, fule'd up and ready for service at 2320.

Crew: Bruce Leask, Ian Leask, Michael Grant, Stanley Hughson John Sinclair and John Best.

At 0724 the Coastguard requested we launch to go to the Minitransat yacht ‘Paradis' which was overdue while taking part in the Bergen - Shetland race. A Nimrod aircraft had spotted them at 0615 in a position 17 miles Se of the Bard Head but could not make contact with them. The pagers were set off at 0728 and we let go at 0738 and headed to the last position. Meanwhile Coastguard rescue 102 had been scrambled to look for them and found them 0950. He could not make contact with them either and we headed for the position, arriving alongside at 1000. We made brief contact with them and were told they intended to sail the rest of the way to Lerwick and did not require assistance. This info was passed on to Shetland Coastguard who requested we escort them all the way to Lerwick. At 1630 as we passed Kirkabister light, the Port Authority picked them up on the harbour radar and we were stood down. We were alongside at 1640 and fuelled up and ready for service again at 1700.

Crew: Bruce Leask, John Sinclair, Kenny Pearson, Paul Hughson, Robert Stout and John Best.

At 1614 the pagers were set off by the LOM, we were informed that a small boat with two persons on board had suffered engine failure and was drifting on to a lee shore in the sands of sound area. At 1620 we left the berth and headed to the scene, arriving at 1633. The boat turned out to be a Tornado R.I.B. We connected a tow and proceeded to the Lerwick marina arriving at 1703. We were back in our berth at 1710 and fuelled up and ready for service at 1730.

Crew: Bruce Leask, Ian Leask, Michael Grant, Stanley Hughson John Sinclair and John Best.

At 2313 we were tasked by Shetland Coastguard to launch the ‘Y' boat to go and pick up a young boy who had stolen a canoe from the small boat harbour and was heading south through the harbour. The ‘Y' boat was under way by 2323 and we were immediately informed that the canoe had capsized. A small leisure boat close by picked up the boy and the canoe and headed in. When the ‘Y' boat rendezvoused with the boat the casualty was transferred to the ‘Y' boat and they proceeded ashore at speed as the boy was slipping in and out of consciousness. On arrival in the small boat harbour the Police and Coastguard Cliff rescue team members carried the boy into the Lifeboat station where he was placed in the recovery position. The on – call doctor then arrived and took over until the ambulance arrived to take the boy to hospital. The ‘Y' boat returned to the Lifeboat and was recovered and secured by 2335.

Crew: Bruce Leask, Ian Leask, Michael Grant, Paul Hughson, John Sinclair and John Best.

At 1236 we were tasked by Shetland Coastguard to go to the assistance of the diving support vessel ‘Valkyrie' with 14 persons on board in a position 5 miles south east of the Sumburgh light, she was taking on water and their pumps were not coping. We left the berth at 1240 and proceeded to the area arriving at 1325. On arrival at the scene the Coastguard helicopter was lifting 240-volt pumps from the Fisheries Research ship 'Scotia' on to the ‘Valkyrie' to assist the pumping. These were subsequently not required as the ‘Valkyrie's own pumps were now coping. We were asked to escort them to Lerwick, arriving at 1700. We were immediately tasked to another incident.

Crew: Bruce Leask, Dieter Glaser, Robert Stout, John Sinclair and John Best.