Alert after boat takes on water.............
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:05 amfrom bbc.co.uk
Airlift after boat takes on water
Two crew members have been airlifted off their fishing trawler after it started taking on water near Arran.
A Royal Navy Sea King helicopter winched the pair to safety after the fishing vessel Quantas got into difficulty off the island of Pladda.
The trawler's skipper remained on board the boat while salvage pumps removed the water.
Two lifeboats also went to the scene after the alarm was raised at about 1040 BST. No-one was injured.
The boat, which is registered in Kirkcaldy, was towed to Campbeltown harbour in Argyll.
Airlift after boat takes on water
Two crew members have been airlifted off their fishing trawler after it started taking on water near Arran.
A Royal Navy Sea King helicopter winched the pair to safety after the fishing vessel Quantas got into difficulty off the island of Pladda.
The trawler's skipper remained on board the boat while salvage pumps removed the water.
Two lifeboats also went to the scene after the alarm was raised at about 1040 BST. No-one was injured.
The boat, which is registered in Kirkcaldy, was towed to Campbeltown harbour in Argyll.