MV Pentalia was carrying the passengers, including a baby, when it ran into trouble on Orkney but all are safe.
A rescue operation saw 60 ferry passengers, including a baby, taken off a vessel which ran aground on Orkney.The RNLI Longhope lifeboat was dispatched to the scene at around 7.45pm to rescue the passengers.Smoke was detected in the engine room of the ferry, a twin hull vessel with an overall length of 70m, before the incident.She said: “Thankfully no one was injured during the incident and the rescue went smoothly.
“The emergency services are in attendance. Smoke was detected in the engine room, before the vessel grounded.An RMT spokesman said: “We are aware of a major incident onboard the MV Pentalina which has run aground, taking on water with a fire in the engine room. “A thorough investigation will be needed to establish how this major incident aboard the Pentland Ferries vessel occurred.”
MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston tweeted about the Pentalia incident, saying: “This is the boat which has been brought back into service to allow CalMac to charter the MV Alfred on the west coast routes.Last July a man was rushed to hospital after another water rescue.
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