Four fishermen have been rescued after their boat sank off the west coast of Scotland.
Oban RNLI lifeboat sped to the 17m-long vessel south of the Garvellachs, Argyll and Bute, after the alarm was raised on Wednesday afternoon.
On arrival, the lifeboat crew found two males on a life-raft whereas two others had remained on board in a bid to stem the influx of water.
A coastguard helicopter and native work boat additionally arrived to offer assist, however sturdy winds and a heavy sea made it unattainable to switch members of the lifeboat crew throughout to the fishing boat with a salvage pump.
Initially it was thought the scenario had stabilised, however because the vessel was being towed again to land it started to tackle water as soon as extra by the prop shaft.
The fishing boat listed closely a couple of miles southwest of Easdale Island after which sank in a matter of minutes.
The two males who had remained on board have been pulled from the ocean by the lifeboat crew.
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Ally Cerexhe, Oban lifeboat coxswain, stated each the excessive winds and a big swell made the operation troublesome.
He stated: “What had been a slow tow suddenly changed and the fishing vessel listed heavily and then sank very quickly, forcing the two members to abandon the boat and swim across to us.
“I’d prefer to thank my coastguard colleagues and the crew of the Celtic Guardian who assisted through the operation.”
The lifeboat returned to Oban and the 4 males have been handed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service and coastguard crew members.
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