Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Troon lifeboat saves two Saltcoats sea-anglers

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald " dated Friday 2nd June 1972

SEA ANGLERS SAVED BY LIFEBOAT

A Saltcoats man and his son on their way to a sea angling festival in Lamlash were rescued by Troon lifeboat on Saturday after the engine on their 30-foot vessel the "Blue Dolphin" broke down.

The men were only a short distance out from Saltcoats when the engine failed and their boat began to drift down the coast towards Irvine.

The men, Mr. J. Montgomery of 56 Anderson Drive, Saltcoats, and his son, William, signalled to the Irvine pilot that they were in difficulties and he in turn called out the lifeboat.
The lifeboat reached them just as they were drifting on to the Irvine shorehead rocks.
After putting a line on board, the lifeboat pulled the crippled boat to safety.