The Arranmore RNLI team has issued an appeal to boat users to keep their lifeboat berth free for emergencies. They said boats, as well as vehicles on the pier, were ‘interfering with medical evacuations’ from the island. The crew and OPPs teams are asking all boat users to keep the lifeboat berth at the Ferry Pier on Arranmore free for emergencies,” a spokesperson said. Advertisement Advertisement“We ask for consideration on this as it is interfering with Medical evacuations from the island. Many of these medical evacuations are time sensitive, and patient welfare is one of our main priorities when transferring to Burtonport.”