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Troubled fishing boat makes port | |
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A fishing boat which began taking on water off the Scottish coast has arrived safely in port after an air and sea rescue operation. | |
The Banff-registered Ulysses, with four crew on board, got into difficulties five miles north east of Cape Wrath, off the north Sutherland coast. | The Banff-registered Ulysses, with four crew on board, got into difficulties five miles north east of Cape Wrath, off the north Sutherland coast. |
The coastguard helicopter from Stornoway winched pumping equipment on board on Wednesday morning. | |
The Ulysses was then escorted to port in Scrabster by a lifeboat. | |
Aberdeen Coastguard co-ordinated the rescue, which saw several vessels in the area also go to the boat's aid. |