Three crew members were rescued from their fishing vessel in the early hours of Christmas 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 decided to stay onboard.
David Robertson, Aberdeen Coastguard Watch Manager says: "The three crew who were rescued by lifeboat are safe and well. There was no pollution, but there was 9 ½ tons of crab onboard."
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