Islay lifeboat at Port Askaig pier

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Picture of a RNLI lifeboat at a pier in a sound between two islands
Islay lifeboat at Port Askaig pier

Normally it’s moored at the other end of Port Askaig, below the old station, but on this sunny June afternoon the Islay lifeboat was tied up at the main pier.

Securing cliffs in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of specialist climbers securing a cliff face with a metal mesh net
Securing cliffs in Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

After some rock falls specialist workers/climbers were called in to secure the rock face at Port Askaig Brae. Here they are busy at work in April 2019, with a crane lifting up supplies while they are stabilising the rocks with a metal mesh/net.

Ferry on the approach to Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the bow of a ferry as it approaches an island port
Ferry on the approach to Port Askaig, Isle of Islay

An April evening, the MV Finlaggan approaching Port Askaig, Dunlossit House visible high above the Sound of Islay.