Highlands & Islands Group of eight stranded in ‘inflatable kayak’ rescued near Isle of Lismore By David McPhee August 18 2020, 9:30 pm August 18 2020, 9:30 pm Share Group of eight stranded in ‘inflatable kayak’ rescued near Isle of Lismore Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/news/highlands-islands/2419951/group-of-eight-stranded-in-inflatable-kayak-rescued-near-isle-of-lismore/ Copy Link Oban lifeboat was dispatched at around 8.50am today to assist the vessel. A group of eight has been rescued by the coastguard after being stranded near the Isle of Lismore. The party, made up of seven children and one adult, had drifted to a remote island on an inflatable kayak. The Oban lifeboat was sent out to rescue the group after a report was put in by a member of the public. No one was injured, the Stornoway Coastguard confirmed. The weather had deteriorated and stranded the eight group of eight around 5:30pm. They were discovered on the Eilean nan Gamhna Island on the east side of Lismore, near Port Kilheran. Eilean nan Gamhna is a small uninhabited island off the northwest coast of Kerrera in Argyll and Bute. It lies 1½ miles (2.4 km) west of Ardantrive.
