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Fishing boat runs aground on Lerwick beach

The one person on the vessel made it to shore safely
The one person on the vessel made it to shore safely

HM Coastguard was called out to the incident but the one person on board made it to shore safely.

A small fishing boat has run aground on Bains beach in Lerwick after taking on water overnight.

HM Coastguard said it was alerted to the incident at about 03:30 with confirmation that the one person on board was safely ashore.

The Lerwick Port Authority support vessel, RNLI lifeboat and coastguard rescue were sent to the scene.

A coastguard spokesperson said its counter-pollution team was monitoring the situation while harbour authorities and the council discussed a salvage plan.

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