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.



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