Aberdeen & Aberdeenshire Lifeboat launched to assist with drifting vessel off north-east coast By Frances Rougvie October 26 2018, 8:43 am October 26 2018, 8:43 am Share Lifeboat launched to assist with drifting vessel off north-east coast Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/1595161/lifeboat-launched-to-assist-with-drifting-vessel-off-north-east-coast/ Copy Link Fraserburgh lifeboat in action. Coastguard teams dealt with an incident off the north-east coast this morning. A lifeboat was launched from Fraserburgh to assist with a vessel drifting its anchor. Rescue teams received a 999 call at 8am this morning, from a vessel in distress in the Fraserburgh Bay area. Teams from Fraserburgh and Peterhead lifeboat station, and from RNLI Fraserburgh, took to the water to search for the ship. The teams managed to safely take the vessel, which one person was aboard, to Fraserburgh Harbour. A coastguard spokeswoman said: “We received the call to rescue a vessel in distress, shortly before 8am this morning. “Teams were tasked to incident, and the vessel was safely taken back to Fraserburgh harbour by 8.45am.”
