Lifeboat crew save fishermen in 9-hour rescue

A lifeboat crew endured more than nine hours in rough seas after going to the aid of a stricken fishing boat.

Shetland Coastguard asked Thurso lifeboat to assist the vessel which had six people on board.

The boat’s propeller had been damaged in rough seas north of Whiten Head, off the north coast of Scotland.

A lifeboat was launched from Scrabster Harbour just after noon on Thursday and found the fishing vessel disabled and drifting in heavy seas. Six fishermen were brought to shore during the rescue.