A Scots lifeboat came to the aid of a stricken yacht during the Shetland Races, making it the 900th launch for Lerwick lifeboats in almost a century.
The RNLI Lerwick Lifeboat was called in by the UK Coastguard this morning after the 12-metre Norwegian yacht stalled near Bressay marina. The five-person strong crew was unable to set sail due to creel lines becoming tangled in the boat's propeller.
The lifeboat crew was dispatched at roughly 7.55am, just five minutes before 35 yachts were due to set off for the annual race's return leg across the North Sea to Bergen. Passing to the north of the participating vessels, which were due to head out the south entrance of Lerwick harbour, the lifeboat reached the yacht in just five minutes.
