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Scotland & NI 158/01
13 June 2001

COASTGUARD ALERTED TO GROUNDED FISHING VESSEL

Shetland Coastguard were alerted on VHF Channel 16 at 3.25 a.m. on 13 June 2001 by the 6 crew of the Peterhead-based fishing vessel `Resplendent’ that they were aground on the north end of the Island of Yell.

The vessel with 20,000 litres of diesel on board had grounded in very calm seas at high water and was now firmly stuck on the rocks.


Shetland MRSC
Shetland Coastguard immediately sent it’s Coastguard Rescue Team from Yell to the scene and the Lerwick lifeboat was requested to launch. The team has reported back that there is no obvious damage to the vessel but the Agency’s Counter pollution team has been informed as a matter of course as has the local authority.

Shetland Coastguard Watch Manager Sandy Wylie explains, " Fortunately the weather is very calm this morning with south westerly force 3 winds in the locality. She is in sheltered waters and upon hearing the radio traffic two further local fishing vessels have arrived to assist. Both crews from the `Renown’ and the `Guardian Angel’ are now trying to get a towline on the `Resplendent’ and get her back into the water.

" If they don’t succeed then we’ll have to wait until high water this afternoon before any further action can be taken. The situation is not so serious to merit any crewmembers being removed from the vessel, but we will continue to monitor her stability and watertight integrity closely whilst she remains grounded."