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#1 VT

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Posted 26 December 2010 - 07:00 AM

Press Release from the MCA @ http://www.mcga.gov....AB2&m=12&y=2010

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Press Notice No: 373-10
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Posted 02:25 GMT

THREE FISHERMEN RESCUED FROM GROUNDED FISHING VESSEL

Three crew members were rescued from their fishing vessel in the early hours of this morning, after it ran aground in the River Thurso.

Aberdeen Coastguard was contacted by the vessel, an 18-metre crabber called Kingfisher, at just after midnight to report that the vessel was aground and that the crew needed immediate assistance. The Scrabster Coastguard Rescue Team and the Wick Sector Manager were sent to the scene and the Thurso RNLI lifeboat was requested to launch. Three non essential crew were rescued from the vessel as soon as the lifeboat arrived on scene and taken back to the lifeboat station. The final two crew members have decided to stay onboard. The next opportunity to attempt a refloat of the vessel will not be until 11.00 am.

David Robertson, Aberdeen Coastguard Watch Manager says:

The three crew who were rescued by lifeboat are safe and well. There is currently no pollution, but there is 9 ½ tons of crab onboard. The Coastguard Rescue Team and the Sector Manager will stay on scene with the boat throughout tonight. The tide is now going out and we will have to wait until the next high water at 11.00 am to attempt a refloat.

Posted By: Joanne Groenenberg


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Posted 27 December 2010 - 04:55 PM

Did they get the boat off safely VT do you know.If not im sure you have the investigative powers to find out for us.

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Posted 27 December 2010 - 07:53 PM

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Three crew members were rescued from a fishing vessel off Scotland's north coast in the early hours of Christmas Day.

The Kingfisher ran aground in the River Thurso early on Saturday morning.

Cosatguards and a lifeboat were launched to help in the rescue effort, which began soon after midnight.

The three non-essential crew members were brought back to dry land.

Two other crew members remained on board the 18-metre crabber.

Aberdeen Coastguard watch manager David Robertson said: "The three crew who were rescued by lifeboat are safe and well."

The boat was refloated at about 10am on Christmas Day.


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Posted 27 December 2010 - 08:30 PM

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Did they get the boat off safely VT do you know.If not im sure you have the investigative powers to find out for us.

Oh Aye Boab, its all in this report from the Aberdeen Press and Journal - http://www.pressandj...le.aspx/2067861

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Reports of red flare over Moray Firth trigger first of two Coastguard call-outs

Three rescued after crab boat runs aground off Caithness

By Shona Gossip

Published: 27/12/2010

Three fishermen were rescued early on Christmas Day after their boat ran aground in the River Thurso.

The five crew aboard the 59ft crabber Kingfisher raised the alarm with Aberdeen Coastguard to report the vessel was stuck on rocks just after midnight.

Two coastguard members used the lifeboat’s inflatable Y-boat to inspect the stricken crabber, which was grounded below the ruins of Thurso Castle.

As no attempt could be made to free the vessel on the ebb tide, it was decided to take off three of the people on board.

They were transferred one by one from the Y-boat to the lifeboat before being taken ashore.

The remaining two stayed on the Dartmouth-registered crabber.

Coastguards from Scrabster and the Wick sector manager were called to the scene, as well as Thurso RNLI.

The lifeboat crew then returned to the scene and escorted the Kingfisher back to Scrabster once she was freed from the rocks in the high tide, with the two remaining crew members on board.

The English crabber, which had over nine tonnes of live crab aboard, was towed to Scrabster.


The lifeboat was then stood down while local coastguard teams stayed overnight to monitor the situation.

Meanwhile, the Kessock crew was called to a false alarm on Christmas Eve after reports of a red flare being sighted in the Moray Firth.

The lifeboat launched at 4.30pm to search the area between the Kessock Bridge and Chanonry Point after the flare was spotted from Rosemarkie golf course.

After an hour, it was decided the call-out was a false alarm with good intent.

RNLI volunteer helmsman, Dougie Grant said moonlight and calm seas had provided good searching conditions.

The crew is also welcoming a £1,000 donation from an Inverness company.

Lifescan Scotland has given the money to the Kessock crew, who are based at North Kessock.

Lifeboat operations manager Gary Freidman said the money would be used to train new crew members.


Read more: http://www.pressandj...1#ixzz19L77nW00


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Posted 27 December 2010 - 09:07 PM

Cheers VT i knew i could rely on you.



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