Salmon farmers help in sea rescues

FISH farm crew and vessels have been involved in rescuing members of the public who have got into difficulty on the water near farm sites. In an incident last month, a dinghy adrift with one person on board was recovered from Scallastle Bay in the Sound of Mull, the RNLI reported. On Saturday, August 31,…

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Fisherman dies after falling overboard

A CREEL fisherman has died after falling overboard and spending almost an hour in icy North Sea waters, the Press and Journal reported today. The man, named locally as Tony Masson, had been out in his 19ft vessel, Sea Mist, outside Macduff Harbour when he fell into the water yesterday lunchtime. A passing fisherman noticed…

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SSF staff raise funds for new lifeboat

SCOTTISH Sea Farms’ employees, friends and family are celebrating after completing a gruelling triathlon in sweltering temperatures to raise £52,000 to buy the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) a new lifeboat. The Scottish Sea Farms’ Triathlon Festival 2018 took place in the grounds of the University of Stirling, on one of the hottest weekends of…

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Search resumes for missing fishermen

THE search for two fishermen missing after their boat, the Nancy Glen, capsized in Loch Fyne last night continued at first light today. A third crew member was rescued from the water by the crew of a passing boat. The coastguards were alerted at around 6pm last night after receiving a distress call reporting that a vessel…

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