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Fishing boat runs aground on Lerwick beach

Jim Mullay A small red and blue fishing boat aground on a small beach in Lerwick. The sandy beach is surrounded by grey stone and concrete buildings. There are people in the distance overlooking the incident.Jim Mullay
The one person on the vessel made it to shore safely

A small fishing boat has run aground on Bain's beach in Lerwick after taking on water overnight.

HM Coastguard said it was alerted to the incident at about 03:30 with confirmation that the one person on board was safely ashore.

The Lerwick Port Authority support vessel, RNLI lifeboat and coastguard rescue were sent to the scene.

A coastguard spokesperson said its counter-pollution team monitored the situation while harbour authorities and the council discussed a salvage plan. The boat was removed from the beach later in the day.

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