Lifeboat waits for high tide to refloat grounded cruiser

Rescuers will attempt to refloat a small cabin cruiser which ran aground near Wick harbour later this morning.

The 30ft vessel, called The Lady Russell, got into difficulty at Proudfoot north of the town, just after 5am.

The man onboard was uninjured and was rescued by Wick lifeboat.

A spokesman of Shetland Coastguard said that the lifeboat crew was standing by on scene to try and refloat the vessel when high tide came in.

However a witness said that there appeared to be a hole in the side of the boat.

It is understood that the crew will try to patch this up before refloating the boat.