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The RNLI have launched their annual Mayday campaign with the Mayday Mile challenge which helps to raise money for the rescue organisation which depends entirely on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service.
A girl in an inflatable dingy had to be rescued by a lifeboat after being swept out to see last weekend.
A crew member was airlifted to hospital from an oil tanker anchored in Brodick Bay last Sunday.
An elderly woman who took ill while walking at Kingscross was rescued by the Arran RNLI crew.
The Arran lifeboat was launched in rough seas last week to assist a broken down vessel which was initially four miles north of Portavadie off the west coast of the Cowal peninsula.
A volunteer at the Arran RNLI researching the history of the lifeboat service on the island and learning more about how things have progressed over the last half century.
The annual Arran RNLI open day attracted a big crowd to Lamlash pier on Saturday.
Supporters of all ages enjoyed some new fundraising activities.
