Islay lifeboat near Carragh an t-Sruith lighthouse, Jura

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Picture of an RNLI lifeboat passing a small lighthouseThe Islay lifeboat Helmut Schröder of Dunlossit II passing Carragh an t-Sruith lighthouse on Jura while returning to Port Askaig from an exercise.

The Islay RNLI lifeboat at its moorings

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Picture of the Islay lifeboat, the Helmut Schroder of Dunlossit IIThe Islay lifeboat, the Helmut Schroder of Dunlossit II, at its moorings on a calm April afternoon in 2017. The Sound of Islay with Jura on the other side in the background.

Port Askaig waiting area panorama 2005, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a waiting/marshalling area for a ferryTaken not long after it was finished, a panoramic view of the waiting/marshalling (not entirely sure what they call it officially?) area in Port Askaig in 2005. The Sound of Islay on the left, you can spot the Islay lifeboat to the left of the tall tree.