Lifeboat Milestone Praise

A Fife lifeboat station is being recognised in Parliament for reaching a major milestone.

RNLI Kinghorn is to be commended by local MSP David Torrance on reaching its 50th anniversary.

Since 1965 crews have been called out on well over a thousand occasions, and attend between 40 and 50 incidents a year.

The station is one of the busiest in country due to being located in the Firth of Forth.

Alan McIlravie, operations manager, says it's amazing considering they run on donations:

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