Fishing vessel raises alarm By Chris Jaffray December 21 2014, 12:21 pm December 21 2014, 12:21 pm Share Fishing vessel raises alarm Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/437395/fishing-vessel-raises-alarm/ Copy Link Shetland Coastguard were called at around 7pm A fishing boat was escorted into Lerwick Harbour by the local lifeboat after it got into difficulty in the Faroe Channel yesterday morning. The Floreat raised the alarm at about 7.20am after its nets became caught underwater. A spokeswoman for Shetland Coastguard said a helicopter, the Lerwick lifeboat and a nearby fishing vessel, the Mermaid Endurer, went to its aid. She said the crew of the Floreat managed to free their nets and the boat arrived back in Lerwick at about 1.20pm.
