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| One dead after two harbour falls | One dead after two harbour falls |
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| A Scottish fisherman died and a man had to be rescued as a result of falls at two separate north east harbours. | |
| The death happened after a man fell from Lerwick Harbour while going from the Danish boat Tiede to another boat. | The death happened after a man fell from Lerwick Harbour while going from the Danish boat Tiede to another boat. |
| A Bressay Ferry-based rescue boat pulled the unnamed man from the water just after 2230 GMT on Saturday, but he was pronounced dead at hospital. | A Bressay Ferry-based rescue boat pulled the unnamed man from the water just after 2230 GMT on Saturday, but he was pronounced dead at hospital. |
| In the second incident, at about 2330 GMT on Saturday, a man was rescued after falling into Peterhead Harbour. | In the second incident, at about 2330 GMT on Saturday, a man was rescued after falling into Peterhead Harbour. |
| He was kept afloat by RNLI crew members and was recovered by an inflatable boat called the "y" boat which then returned to the lifeboat. | He was kept afloat by RNLI crew members and was recovered by an inflatable boat called the "y" boat which then returned to the lifeboat. |
| The whole incident took place less than 50 metres from the lifeboat station and berth. | The whole incident took place less than 50 metres from the lifeboat station and berth. |
| Andy Brown, coxswain for Peterhead's all weather lifeboat, said: "The number of crew volunteers, and the speed of arrival on the scene was commendable." | Andy Brown, coxswain for Peterhead's all weather lifeboat, said: "The number of crew volunteers, and the speed of arrival on the scene was commendable." |
| He also said that the crew "performed very efficiently to minimise the casualty's time in the water". | He also said that the crew "performed very efficiently to minimise the casualty's time in the water". |
| In the Lerwick Harbour incident the coastguard was alerted by the skipper of the Fraserburgh fishing boat, Lynden, who reported that a man was in the water. | In the Lerwick Harbour incident the coastguard was alerted by the skipper of the Fraserburgh fishing boat, Lynden, who reported that a man was in the water. |
| Crew from the Lynden managed to put a rope, with a grappling hook attached, around the man in the water until the rescue boat arrived. | Crew from the Lynden managed to put a rope, with a grappling hook attached, around the man in the water until the rescue boat arrived. |