Skipasund was officially handed over to the RNLI and named at a ceremony at the lifeboat station on 10 June 2023.

MacDonald, Commander of H.M. Coastguard, Banff, responded to the RNLI, who at the time were keen to place more lifeboats on the coast of Scotland.

[2] The station was officially renamed "Banff & Macduff" in 1902, although it appears to have been known by that name in most publications since 1860.

After 45 years, with lifeboat cover provided by Buckie and Fraserburgh, it was decided to close the Whitehills station in 1969.

The 1969 decision to withdraw the All-weather lifeboat was reversed in 1974, and a station was re-established, but this time located at Macduff.