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Denarius

Denarius

The 18 meter long fishing vessel Denarius caught fire off Orkney, Scotland.   The crew activated the vessel’s EPIRB alerting the coastguard.   The coastguard was unable to contact the vessel and dispatched rescue boats and helicopter to the scene. The helicopter arrived on scene and found the six crew of the Denarius had escaped to the vessel’s liferaft.   The helicopter winched up the six crew to safety.   The patrol boat Jura arrived later and took the Denarius under tow back to Macduff.   No reports of injuries.   The authorities have launched an investigation into the fire.

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Onward

Onward

The 48 meter long fishing vessel Onward caught fire off Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.  The crew sent of a distress call with the Shetland Coastguard and a merchant vessel responding.   The Coastguard dispatched a helicopter from Sumburgh which was able to winch the five crew safely.   The crew were later taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia.   No further details reported.

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