Lerwick Lifeboat tows vessel to safety
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Lerwick Lifeboat went to the aid of a vessel after a call was made at 4am this morning (Monday).
The lifeboat crew went to the rescue of the fish carrier Settler which had suffered a mechanical failure.
She was towed into Lerwick Harbour around 10.30am.
Bob Marsh
Add in today’s towage story Lerwick lifeboat station looks like could do with a dedicated tug. The lifeboat not best suited as a towboat.