On the early morning of October 14, the fishing vessel Silver Cloud ran aground at the entrance to Loch Inver along the coast of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The Silver Cloud sent out a distress call which was received by the Coastguard. The Coastguard dispatched the RNLI lifeboat from Lochinver to assist.  The lifeboat reached the site and  found all the crew of the Silver Cloud had abandoned ship onto the rocks. The crew were rescued and safely transported to Lochinver.  Reports state the Silver Cloud sustained significant damage. Details were not disclosed about pollution being released.