A north-east lifeboat was called out twice over the weekend to reports that people were in danger.
Peterhead’s Tamar-class lifeboat, The misses Robertson of Kintail, was launched in the early hours of Saturday morning after a radio distress alarm – a digital selective calling (DSC) – was picked up by the Coastguard.
The volunteer crew launched at 1.05am after being told that the boat in danger was on the opposite end of the harbour.
Yesterday, a spokesman said that by 1.30am the crew was stood down after realising it was a false alarm.
“A DSC call is a digital VHF alarm aired on channel 70,” he said.
“The signal gives the name of the ship and its position.
“As the lifeboat made its way across the harbour to the location of the fishing boat sending the alarm, it was established to be a false alarm.
“The lifeboat was then stood down at 1.30am and returned to its birth.”
On Friday, the lifeboat was called out by the Coastguard at 10.47am.
Reports of a lifeboat floating near Rattray Head was called in to the authorities.
A spokesman said: “As the lifeboat made its way to the scene, a fishing boat reported to the coastguard that it had lost such a lifejacket on Thursday night.
“The lifeboat was then stood down at 11.15am, and returned to its berth at 11.40am.”