A ship which began taking on water near Orkney is being towed to harbour.
Barbados-registered Skog, ran into difficulty north west of Westray on Tuesday morning.
A towing vessel was sent to the scene and a coastguard helicopter brought water pumps to the vessel.
The cargo freighter, which was carrying a shipment of paper from Norway to Clydeport, is on its way to Orkney with all ten crew aboard.
A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said: “The MCA’s emergency towing vessel Herakles was also sent to assist the vessel and stand-by vessel Vos Hera also attended.
“The vessel has taken a tow line from the Herakles and will be taken to port for repairs.”
Ship being towed to harbour after taking on water off north-east coast
