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Crew rescued as Banff fishing boat Prospect sinks at Lerwick harbour | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
Four men have been safely rescued by lifeboat after their fishing boat hit rocks in Lerwick harbour on Shetland. | Four men have been safely rescued by lifeboat after their fishing boat hit rocks in Lerwick harbour on Shetland. |
An attempt was made to tow the Prospect into port after it ran aground at about 18:50 on Monday evening. | An attempt was made to tow the Prospect into port after it ran aground at about 18:50 on Monday evening. |
But the Banff-registered white fish boat sank shortly after its crew was rescued. | But the Banff-registered white fish boat sank shortly after its crew was rescued. |
The incident is understood to have happened at the northern entrance to the harbour on a submerged rock known locally as Robbie Ramsay's Baa. | The incident is understood to have happened at the northern entrance to the harbour on a submerged rock known locally as Robbie Ramsay's Baa. |
The boat floated free on the rising tide, and the six pumps on board were unable to cope with the intake of water. | |
A coastguard spokeswoman said: "The vessel floated off. By that stage we had two of the crew off and then the lifeboat took the skipper and another person off. | |
"She was towed away from the main navigational channel and she sank." |
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