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Seventeen people rescued after fishing boat runs aground off Orkney
HM Coastguard said the vessel issued a Mayday as rescue teams from across Orkney and aircraft from Sumburgh and Stornoway joined the response.
- On Thursday, the Spanish fishing boat The Genesis ran aground at the Old Man of Hoy, Orkney Islands, after issuing a Mayday signal at 06:30.
- Coastguard and lifeboat crews from RNLI Stromness, alongside helicopters from Sumburgh and Stornoway and the Northlink passenger ferry Hamnavoe, mobilized immediately to assist the vessel.
- All 17 crew members were winched to safety by a Coastguard helicopter, as a westerly swell made evacuation by rescue vessel unsafe.
- Rescued crew members were transported to Kirkwall Airport for evaluation, where Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service provided immediate support.
- The vessel remains aground off Hoy, with the Coastguard Emergency Towing Vessel and Coastguard Counter Pollution team dispatched to manage the scene.
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17 rescued after fishing boat runs aground off Orkney following Mayday call
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. A major rescue operation was launched off Orkney after a fishing vessel carrying 17 people ran aground near the island of Hoy and issued a Mayday alert. The emergency call was made at around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, prompting a large response involving the Coastguard, RNLI and Royal Air Force. The Stromness RNLI lifeboat, Coastguard … تم نشر هذ…
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