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Tranquillity temporarliy patched up

The "Tranquillity - Bf 7" left Orkney in the night of Apr 16, bound for its home port Peterhead. Pumps were put on board the vessel the previous morning by the Shetland based Coastguard SAR helicopter and by Kirkwall Lifeboat, which then escorted the vessel into Kirkwall, where the local Fire and Rescue Service were also called in to pump water from the boat. Following an inspection by divers on Apr 15, the cause of the ingress of water was discovered and a temporary repair was made, which enabled the boat to leave Kirkwall for Peterhead. Report with photo: http://www.orcadian.co.uk/2014/04/pumped-out-fishing-boat-leaves/

Water ingress off Orkney

The "Tranquility" has been escorted to safety after it began taking on water 20 miles out to sea on Apr 14, 2014. The crew of six raised the alarm at around 10.45 a.m. when the vessel got into difficulty east of Orkney. The Coastguard helicopter from Sumburgh in Shetland was scrambled, and the RNLI all weather lifeboat from Kirkwall in Orkney was also sent. A pump was lowered onto the "Tranquility" from the helicopter and pumps were transferred from the lifeboat when it arrived. The fishing boat was then escorted to Kirkwall harbour by the lifeboat, arriving at around 2.10 p.m. Report with photo: http://www.orcadian.co.uk/2014/04/fishing-boat-escorted-into-kirkwall-with-pumps-onboard/