The volunteer crew from Girvan Lifeboat were called into action tonight after reports of cries for help from rocks near Maidens Harbour.
The Shannon Class Lifeboat 'Elizabeth and Gertrude Allan' was launched at 6.50pm at the request of UK Coastguard.
It came in response to 999 calls reporting someone in distress near the harbour entrance at Maidens.
The crew launched and headed north to join Coastguard Rescue teams who carried out shoreline searches, while the Girvan lifeboat continued to search the coastline.
Girvan Lifeboat's Craig Sommerville said: "With a thorough search having been carried out by the lifeboat and Coastguard Rescue Teams and nothing untoward found, the Coastguard made contact with the first informant once again ensuring that all the relevant areas had been searched, both the Lifeboat and CRT stood down and the call deemed to be a false alarm with good intent.
"This was our first callout during the lockdown period and as usual our volunteer crew and the RNLI are always on call and available to launch our lifeboats and remain so during the current Coronavirus pandemic.
"We will always attend when requested and if you happen to see or hear someone in trouble at sea or on the coast while participating in your daily exercise, we would rather people continue with the philosophy of if in doubt dial 999 and ask for the coastguard.
"We will however continue to relay the sentiments of the RNLI of advising the public not to exercise at sea or on the coast, and maybe end up in a situation that could not only put them at risk but our volunteer crew and other Emergency services."
Girvan lifeboat returned to station around 8.10pm and was made ready for the next service call.
