SHETLAND COASTGUARD CO-ORDINATE SEARCH FOR CREW OF CAPSIZED CARGO VESSEL IN PENTLAND FIRTH
Four lifeboats, two rescue
helicopters and other vessels are searching for the crew of a vessel whose
upturned hull was found by a passing ferry in the Pentland Firth this
afternoon.
Shetland Coastguard was contacted by
the ferry at 2.30 pm to report that the hull of the cargo vessel had
been found, although there were no survivors in the immediate vicinity. The
cargo vessel was last seen at 1.00 pm yesterday. Eight crew were on board.
The Wick, Thurso, Longhope and
Stromness RNLI lifeboats, the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter from Shetland, an
RAF rescue helicopter and other vessels in the area are now on scene and
searching for the missing crew, east of the Pentland Firth.