AN Inverness-registered fishing boat was last night ''taking in
water'' in huge seas off Shetland.
Shetland coastguards scrambled a helicopter based at Sumburgh, and a
Lerwick lifeboat was launched to go the the aid of the trawler Ardency,
foundering 10 miles off the island of Bressay in Force 12 winds.
The coastguards described conditions ''as horrendous,'' but added that
the Ardency was in no immediate danger. She is expected to be taken
under tow, and arrive safely in Lerwick. Water was being pumped from the
trawler, which has a six-man crew.
Meanwhile, a crippled Latvian factory ship adrift off Shetland was
expected to be taken under tow, although the salvage tug Smit Lloyd 121
was still 10 miles away.
The Darius, with 151 crew, was heading for Ullapool on Saturday when
engine trouble was reported 10 miles off Shetland, near the island of
Foula.
After speaking to Shetland coastguards, the vessel decided not to call
for any help in removing the crew.
Last night, Pentland coastguards confirmed that crew members of the
Smit Lloyd 121 were preparing to attach a line to the Darius, battered
by westerly storms, as she drifted from Orkney towards Shetland.
The vessels' positions were given as 30 miles north of Westray,
Orkney, and 40 miles south of Foula.
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