Wick lifeboat aids stricken vessel

Wick lifeboat which was involved in a rescue last week.

WICK lifeboat was called out last Monday afternoon to rescue a converted fishing boat which broke down at sea.

A distress call was received from the Fair Morn at 12.20pm. It was en route from Orkney to Wick harbour when it encountered difficulties 15 miles north-east of the town at the Pentland Skerries.

It took 40 minutes for the lifeboat to reach the stricken vessel and three hours to tow it to Wick.

Ian Cormack, lifeboat coxswain, said that the rescue was carried out efficiently.

“We believe that the reason the boat broke down was due to fuel problems which caused the engine to cut off,” he explained.

“An Orkney fishing boat which was close to them at the time helped tow the boat away from danger.

“The weather was a slight concern during the early afternoon but it was freshening by the time we started to come back. There were no problems in the recovery of the boat.”

The vessel had originally been sold in Orkney and the three crew members of the Fair Morn were delivering it to Wick to be picked up by its new owner.