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4 November 2011: It was a big moment for 17-year-old Matt Ratcliffe, Tobermory lifeboat’s newest and youngest crew member, when his pager went off for the first time. The crew towed home a fishing vessel that had lost engine power and was drifting close to the treacherous coast of the Isle of Coll. Watch video at goo.gl/PfyzZ.