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| Missing fishermen 'glad to be found' | |
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| Two fishermen feared lost at sea off the Aberdeenshire coast have said they were "glad to be found". | |
| The 16ft creel boat Water Rail failed to return to Gourdon harbour just before midday on Tuesday. | The 16ft creel boat Water Rail failed to return to Gourdon harbour just before midday on Tuesday. |
| Jim Reid, 75, and his 35-year-old grandson David Irvine, from Inverbervie, were found in the boat on Thursday morning. | Jim Reid, 75, and his 35-year-old grandson David Irvine, from Inverbervie, were found in the boat on Thursday morning. |
| They were discovered about 46 miles off the coast of Montrose by another fishing vessel, the Sylvia Bowers DS8. | |
| The pair lost their way in fog about half a mile off shore, and ran off course when their compass stopped working. | |
| Crew member Mark Spence said the pair were "perfectly fine" after the rescue. | |
| 'Over the moon' | |
| "We were just looking about and saw the small vessel not far from us waving at us to stop, so we slowed down and woke up the skipper," he said. | |
| "Once we got to their boat they told us what was wrong and we got them aboard and tied their boat to ours. | |
| "The guys are safe and well and over the moon to be found - they are perfectly fine. | |
| "They were cold when they came aboard, and hungry, but they're all warmed up now and have had some food, just glad they were found." | |
| The search, involving lifeboats, fishing boats, helicopters and a plane, had earlier been called off. | The search, involving lifeboats, fishing boats, helicopters and a plane, had earlier been called off. |
| Vessels in the area had been asked to look out for the boat but no more searches had been planned. | Vessels in the area had been asked to look out for the boat but no more searches had been planned. |
| The search area took in a stretch of coastline from Stonehaven to St Cyrus, and far out to sea. | The search area took in a stretch of coastline from Stonehaven to St Cyrus, and far out to sea. |
| Anxious relatives and friends had been waiting at the harbourside for news. | Anxious relatives and friends had been waiting at the harbourside for news. |