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| date | reason | location | lives | notes |
| 09-01-05 | 16 metre fishing vessel | NW of Mull of Galloway | 2 | 6m swell, hurricane force winds. Fishing boat's electrics had failed. ALB launch around 0100am. 5 hour search ensued. Lifeboat damaged by huge wave. Fishing vessel safely escorted into Bangor at 0900am. |
| 09-11-04 | boat with fuel problem | Couple of miles out in channel | n/a | fishing vessel with fuel problem, towed into harbour for repair |
| 06-11-04 | 10 metre yacht aground | Rocks on entrance to P/P harbour, close to old lighthouse | 3 | night, @ 2100 hrs, 4m swell, tow line broke, yacht caught fast by stern. Freed next morning but sank within two minutes |
| 05-09-04 | 5 metre RIB lost in fog | About 8 miles SW of the Mull of Galloway whilst attempting crossing from PP to Bangor | 6 | calm seas, varying fog patches. Peel I.O.M. ALB located RIB, we towed it to PP |
| 12-08-04 |
8.5 metre yacht in difficulties |
Off the Mull of Galloway |
2 | |
| 11-08-04 | assisted with rescue of lady who had fallen off cliff | South of PP harbour | 1 | |
| 11-07-04 | 9.0 metre yacht with engine problems | Just west of PP harbour | 2 | good swell running |
| 15-06-04 | 7.5 metre yacht with engine failure | NNW of PP harbour | 5 | |
| 09-04-04 | Jet skiers in difficulty - recalled en-route | Loch Ryan | n/a | ABL recalled en-route after ILB Loch Ryan picked-up skiers |
| 20-01-04 | Launched to search for criminal thought to have fallen off cliff whilst evading Police (!) | Near Port O'Spittal | n/a | Criminal eventually found in London (?) |
