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Two fishermen missing after boat capsizes in Loch Fyne | Two fishermen missing after boat capsizes in Loch Fyne |
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Two fisherman are missing and one has been rescued after their boat capsized in Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute. | Two fisherman are missing and one has been rescued after their boat capsized in Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute. |
Lifeboats were called out to the scene off Tarbert after a distress signal was received at about 18:00. | |
A man pulled from the water by the crew of a passing vessel told them that two other men had been aboard his 40ft boat with him when it went down. | |
The rescued man has been taken to hospital, where his condition is described as stable. | |
RNLI lifeboats from Tighnabruich, Arran and Cambeltown are on the scene, alongside the HM Coastguard Prestwick helicopter and Coastguard rescue teams from Tarbert, Kames, Inverary and Crinan. | RNLI lifeboats from Tighnabruich, Arran and Cambeltown are on the scene, alongside the HM Coastguard Prestwick helicopter and Coastguard rescue teams from Tarbert, Kames, Inverary and Crinan. |
Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service are also involved in the operation, while several commercial vessels are assisting. | Police Scotland and the Scottish Ambulance Service are also involved in the operation, while several commercial vessels are assisting. |
A Police Scotland spokesman said: "An extensive search of the area is being carried out and one person has been rescued from the boat. | |
"He has been taken to Mid Argyll Hospital, Lochgilphead, where medical staff describe his condition as stable at present. | |
"A joint investigation between police and the marine accident investigation branch is under way to establish the cause of the incident." |