Seventeen rescued from fishing boat run aground off Orkney

Summarised from 3 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 12:50 · Archive

Seventeen crew members were airlifted to safety after their fishing vessel struck rocks off Hoy in Orkney.

The fishing boat Genesis struck rocks off the west coast of Hoy and issued a mayday call at around 06:30. The Spanish-owned, UK-flagged vessel had run aground close to the Old Man of Hoy landmark.

A multi-agency emergency response was launched immediately. The RNLI Stromness lifeboat, two coastguard helicopters and a fast rescue boat from the passing NorthLink Ferries vessel Hamnavoe were all deployed to assist.

All seventeen crew members on board were successfully airlifted to safety. Captain Alejandro Abuin Prado said he feared the Genesis might capsize after she struck the rocks, and expressed his gratitude to the rescuers who winched all personnel to safety.

How it is being reported

• Video: Striking footage shows fishing vessel rescue effort captured from Orkney ferryPress and Journal · 1 Oct, 18:54
• Fishing boat captain shares gratitude to rescuers after 17 crew winched to safetyThe Orcadian · 1 Oct, 14:57
• Seventeen rescued after fishing boat runs aground off OrkneyBBC North East Orkney And Shetland · 1 Oct, 12:46
• Crew of stricken fishing boat airlifted to safety after hitting rocks close to Orkney landmarkThe Orcadian · 1 Oct, 10:57
• Emergency response teams race to stricken vessel off HoyThe Orcadian · 1 Oct, 09:04

In this story: Genesis · Hoy · Old Man of Hoy · Alejandro Abuin Prado · RNLI Stromness · Hamnavoe

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