The RNLI's Atlantic 85 B-class Helensburgh lifeboat, 'Angus and Muriel Mackay' (Photo - Neil Petrie)
HELENSBURGH'S lifeboat crew responded to two emergency alerts in the space of a single callout on Saturday afternoon.
The crew was asked by HM Coastguard to launch shortly after 3pm following a report of a fishing vessel off Cloch Point near Gourock which was suffering from mechanical problems.
While en route, however, the lifeboat was diverted to Port Glasgow to a report of a man in the water.
READ MORE: Helensburgh coastguard crew helps youths 'in difficulty' in the Gare LochThe lifeboat arrived on the scene of the second call just as the man was being removed from the water and was being taken into police custody.
The lifeboat then attended the fishing vessel at 3.42pm and took it under tow to the East India Dock in Greenock.
READ MORE: Helensburgh lifeboat called out to rescue off GourockThe lifeboat returned to station at 5.05pm.
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