An East Lothian lifeboat team raced to a stricken vessel on Thursday after it had become tangled in a creel line and ran out of power.
The boat issued a plea for help to the UK Coastguard around 8:40am on Thursday, July 7, about a mile north of Dunbar harbour. The town's two lifeboats were deployed to help those involved.
In just a few minutes after setting off, the team came across the small vessel that had become tangled and had a marker buoy line wrapped around its propeller, resulting in a loss of power.
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After cutting the line and checking on the safety of the skipper, who decided to just carry on his fishing trip, the two lifeboats stood down after a successful turnout.
Posting their work on Facebook, the team said: "Dunbar’s two RNLI lifeboats launched this morning (Thursday) to assist a fishing boat tail tied on a creel line.
"UK Coastguard paged the volunteer crew at 8.40am after Dunbar vessel Andara II became stuck without power about a mile north of the harbour.
"The D-class inshore lifeboat (ILB) launched at 8.50am and was on scene a few minutes later. The crew found a marker buoy and line had wrapped around the propeller. At 9.15am the all-weather lifeboat (ALB) John Neville Taylor arrived to assist with a tow, if needed, and in case a longer boat hook was required to free the line.
"The ILB crew managed to cut the line, freeing the boat of the buoy. Once the Andara skipper checked he was able to carry on under his own propulsion he decided to continue fishing and both lifeboats were stood down by the coastguard.
"If you get into trouble at sea call 999 and ask for the Coastguard."
With the weather improving and temperatures soaring, the hard work of both Edinburgh and East Lothian's RNLI team is highlighted even more than usual, as an influx in either locals or vessels issuing distress calls while in the water increases.
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