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Daily Record
6 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Record
RNLI crew in dramatic rescue of four paddleboarders in North Sea
The lifeboat crew were scrambled after vessel got into difficulty off the coast of Stonehaven. Four paddleboarders have been rescued from the North Sea by the RNLI after getting into difficulty. The town's RNLI volunteer crew were called to the incident off the coast of Stonehaven at around 8.15pm on Tuesday, June 3, and dispatched the lifeboat to reach their reported location. Crew members quickly located the first paddleboarder before making their way to the three remaining individuals who had drifted further out to sea, reports Aberdeen Live. Dramatic footage shared by the RNLI captured the moment the quartet were rescued from the challenging conditions, with all four safely transferred onto the lifeboat for initial casualty care. They were taken back to shore at Catterline Harbour and handed over to the care of HM Coastguard and the Scottish Ambulance Service. Montrose RNLI's all-weather lifeboat was also tasked by the Coastguard to support the incident yesterday at around 8.18pm, before being stood down at 9.34pm. Stonehaven RNLI had successfully retrieved the casualties, while the Montrose-based team located a missing paddleboard to prevent any further call outs. Kenny Jones, volunteer helm at Stonehaven RNLI, said: "Thankfully the casualties had their mobile phones with them and knew to call the coastguard when they got into difficulties. "The weather conditions off our coast can change really quickly and what starts as an adventure can quickly go wrong. It is so important that people have the equipment and knowledge they need. "Life jackets, mobile phones, VHF radios and bright clothing are simple things people can buy to help their safety but knowledge of the tides, weather forecasts, local conditions and experience are crucial when planning a trip to enjoy our beautiful coastline. "If anyone sees someone in difficulty on the coast, dial 999 and ask for the coastguard."
Scottish Sun
6 days ago
- General
- Scottish Sun
Dramatic moment four Scots paddleboarders rescued after drifting out to sea
The group had their mobile phones and were able to call the coastguard when they got into difficulty WATER RESCUE Dramatic moment four Scots paddleboarders rescued after drifting out to sea Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THIS is the dramatic moment four paddleboarders were rescued by lifeboat crews after drifting out to sea. Stonehaven RNLI launched the lifeboat at around 8.15pm last night amid strong winds off Catterline Harbour in Aberdeenshire. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Four paddleboarders drifted out to sea amid strong winds off Catterline Harbour Credit: RNLI 3 Stonehaven RNLI teams were sent out to rescue the group Credit: RNLI 3 After finding all four people, they were hauled onto the lifeboat for initial casualty care Credit: RNLI The team were tasked by HM Coastguard following reports four paddlesboarders drifted out to sea. The volunteer crew located the first paddleboarder, before making way to the three remaining paddleboarders who had drifted further out to sea. After finding all four people, they were hauled onto the lifeboat for initial casualty care. They were taken to Catterline Harbour and handed over to the care of HM Coastguard and the Scottish Ambulance Service. Montrose RNLI's all-weather lifeboat was also tasked by HM Coastguard to support the incident at 8.18pm. They were stood down at 9.34pm after Stonehaven RNLI retrieved the casualties, and the Montrose RNLI crew located a missing paddleboard to prevent any further call outs. The group had their mobile phones and were able to call the coastguard when they got into difficulty. Kenny Jones, volunteer helm at Stonehaven RNLI, says: "Thankfully the casualties had their mobile phones with them and knew to call the coastguard when they got into difficulties. "The weather conditions off our coast can change really quickly and what starts as an adventure can quickly go wrong. "It is so important that people have the equipment and knowledge they need. Horror as two climbers swept 160ft down Scots mountain after AVALANCHE hits "Life jackets, mobile phones, VHF radios and bright clothing are simple things people can buy to help their safety but knowledge of the tides, weather forecasts, local conditions and experience are crucial when planning a trip to enjoy our beautiful coastline. "If anyone sees someone in difficulty on the coast, dial 999 and ask for the coastguard."
The National
6 days ago
- General
- The National
Paddleboarders rescued after drifting off Stonehaven coast
RNLI crews were called to the scene shortly after 8pm on Tuesday after receiving reports of four paddleboarders who had drifted out to sea in strong winds off Catterline Harbour in Stonehaven. The Stonehaven RNLI volunteer crew launched a lifeboat at 8.15pm on Tuesday. They found the first paddleboarder before making their way towards the three remaining paddleboarders who had drifted further out to sea. READ MORE: More than 140 jobs at Scottish chemical plant face redundancy, union bosses warn The lifeboat was able to locate all four paddleboarders and transferred them onto the lifeboat for initial casualty care. They were then taken to Catterline Harbour where they were handed over to the care of HM Coastguard and the Scottish Ambulance Service. The HM Coastguard also called on the Montrose RNLI crew to support the rescue. These volunteers were stood down at 9.34pm after they located a missing paddleboard to prevent any further call outs. Kenny Jones, volunteer helm at Stonehaven RNLI, said: "Thankfully the casualties had their mobile phones with them and knew to call the coastguard when they got into difficulties. READ MORE: Britain was 'extension of Scotland', suggest medieval texts uncovered by historian "The weather conditions off our coast can change really quickly and what starts as an adventure can quickly go wrong. It is so important that people have the equipment and knowledge they need. "Life jackets, mobile phones, VHF radios and bright clothing are simple things people can buy to help their safety but knowledge of the tides, weather forecasts, local conditions and experience are crucial when planning a trip to enjoy our beautiful coastline. "If anyone sees someone in difficulty on the coast, dial 999 and ask for the coastguard."
CBC
22-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Hungry for nostalgia, P.E.I. customers are once more lining up for Peter Pan hamburgers
When the popular Peter Pan Drive-In takeout in Charlottetown closed its doors in 2013, customers likely figured they'd never again taste the burgers and fries they'd been accustomed to getting there. But now there's interest in reviving the nostalgic brand and its food. "I remember going in and trying it back in the day," says Adam Loo, chef-owner of Ada Culinary Studio in Charlottetown, speaking with CBC's Mitch Cormier for the This is P.E.I. podcast. "We said, if we're going to do a simple burger, let's do one of the ones that everybody really knew and loved. So we started the journey of connecting with the family to see if we could bring back the Peter Pan for a day." A few weeks back, Ada saw customers line up for 45 minutes on a freezing night to taste its interpretation of the classic burger. Staff ended up cooking 750 of them. Despite the raging success of the pop-up Peter Pan burger basket, Loo said Ada Culinary won't be repeating the experiment. "We're on to the next thing. We think there's lots of stories out there, and yes, it was successful, but it was about sharing the story and having that opportunity," he said. "There's a lot of other stories out there, so we're going to chase the next one." 'It was just very well-loved' The Peter Pan was born in 1958 under owners Doug Hill and Bill Beer before being purchased in 1975 by Kenny Jones, a regular who ate at the restaurant frequently. "I basically grew up at the Peter Pan," Jones's daughter Carla remembers with a laugh. "Every weekend I'd be working, as a teenager, and I used to say to my dad, 'I'll never work in a restaurant.'" When she was 12, she recalls her father paying her five cents to fill up little paper cups with coleslaw, to go in each burger basket. The steamed bun was the big thing. — Terry Robblee "Back then, that was a lot of money," she said. "I saved for the first year when I was 12 and I bought my first bike." For peak freshness, she said her father always ordered the ground beef for the burgers in bulk from a local butcher. What is it that still keeps Islanders nostalgic for the Peter Pan? "I guess it was the good old-fashioned way you'd just go in, it'd be a little tiny restaurant, and everybody knew everybody," Jones said. "It was just very well-loved." 'A lot of love for the Peter Pan' Back in 1985, Kenny Jones hired Terry Robblee to manage the Peter Pan. He and Carla are now married and own the Blue Goose restaurant in Crapaud, where they have just started to offer the original Peter Pan burger basket one day a week. "My opinion? The steamed bun was the big thing," said Robblee, adding that he's ordered a steamer to make the buns perfectly. As well, "a lot of people like the red relish (known as hamburger relish), which we will have." Robblee said the Peter Pan had regulars whom he knew either by name or by their usual order. "You'd have a customer pull in the parking lot and we would know exactly what they were going to eat, so we would start and throw it on the grill and by the time they came in, we'd have it half cooked for them." Robblee said the takeout was a personable place to work and eat. The A-frame building at the corner of University Avenue and what's now Capital Drive was legendary. "A lot of love for the Peter Pan there was — and I think there still is. It's missed," Robblee said. 'I fell in love with the sign' That A-frame building was torn down in March 2020. The last remaining piece of the restaurant is the sign, which sits in the bottom floor of a Holland College building in Charlottetown near Josh Silver, who runs the Heritage Retrofit Carpentry Program. "I think it's just an iconic piece of Prince Edward Island and Charlottetown history," he said. "We're just really honoured to have it here. "I doubt I'm unique, but I fell in love with the sign the first time I saw it, and I just thought it was so beautiful," Silver said. "To see that it's hand-carved is really important to me, and just a gorgeous colour scheme and layout." There's a lot of great stories, lots of first dates and great times around those burgers. — Josh Silver Silver had been keeping an eye on the sign, which remained on the property for two decades after the restaurant closed, worried it would be tossed in the trash by a developer when the land was sold. He got in touch with the property's owner, who donated the sign to the college for restoration and safekeeping. He said that when anyone sees the sign at Holland College, conversation is inevitable. "There's a lot of great stories, lots of first dates and great times around those burgers," Silver said. "I just love it."
