Lifeboat crew rescue stricken creel boat

A Westray creel boat with rope in its propeller was prevented from drifting into rocks after Kirkwall RNLI Lifeboat came to the rescue.

The RNLI Lifeboat station at Kirkwall were called out at 11.46am on Saturday after creel boat propeller was fouled with a rope and they were drifting towards the rocks at Noup Head Westray.

The lifeboat towed the vessel to safety in Pierowall harbour, Westray