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Exclusive: members say they are ill-equipped and lack guidance on rescuing people crossing on small boats

A major emergency service presence was seen in the area

The Coastguard said it co-ordinated a search and rescue operation on Thursday morning, working with the Navy, Border Force and police.

TWO people have been rescued after they were forced to abandon their sinking fishing boat and take to a life raft.

Pair climbed onto life raft until Coastguard arrived

The pair issued a Mayday call at around 3am.

The group had abandoned their car on the Holy Island causeway and made their way into the Refuge Box where they were rescued

The man, in his 20s, fell from a ledge and was knocked unconscious

Police, Coastguard and the RNLI have all been called in after a report of concern for a person in the Gregness area of Cove, near Aberdeen.

The RNLI raced to Cramon Island after the UK Cosatguard spotted two people struggling in the water as they conducted a routine patrol. It was one of just three incidents they were called out to that day

Northfront LLP, the firm behind the temporary project, also wants to open a 'permanently established riverside hospitality space with a number of bar and restaurant offerings' and has submitted plans to the council.