DEPARTING superyacht Pi helped the Coastguard amid reports of a paraglider having ditched in the Clyde.

Her captain launched a drone to assist in a search after the luxury vessel had left Greenock's James Watt Dock bound for Gibraltar.

A Coastguard spokesman said: "Pi responded to a 'Pan Pan' message broadcast by Coastguard Operations Centre Belfast after reports of a suspected paraglider in the water.

"Pi assisted Dunoon Coastguard Rescue Team and Largs Lifeboat by launching a drone to help with the search.

"We're very appreciative of their kind help.

"Thankfully the call was a false alarm with good intent and the object in the water was actually a helium balloon."

Coastguards were called to another false alarm at the weekend, when a members of the public reported that two anglers appeared to be in difficulty.

The emergency service responded to a number of 999 calls regarding the men in the water at Langbank on Saturday.

A spokesman said: "On arrival, they found two anglers up to their waist in the water.

"They were not in difficulty.

"This incident was classed as a false alarm with good intent.

"The anglers were given advice on how to prevent this sort of situation in the future."