Vessel sinking in Kerrera Sound
The volunteer crew of Oban Lifeboat were paged shortly after 7.30am this morning (Tuesday) to a report of vessel sinking in the Sound of Kerrera amid concerns that there might be people on board.
On arrival, the vessel, a workboat, had sunk at her mooring and a large amount of flotsam and debris was found around the wreck.
Following an initial search, it was then confirmed by the vessel’s owner that nobody was onboard.
Oban Lifeboat recovered the vessel’s Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon to ensure it could be deactivated and its battery did not begin to leak into the water.
With the assistance of the manager of Kerrera Marina who attended in a rib, the crew recovered lifejackets, life-rings and as much floating debris as they could, and landed these ashore into the care of the HM Coastguard rescue team at Oban sailing club.
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