Pentland Ferries said smoke was detected in the engine room before the MV Pentalina became grounded at the village of St Margaret's Hope, on one of the southernmost islands in the northern Scotland archipelago
RNLI vessels went to the scene after the MV Pentalina issued a mayday broadcast on Saturday evening.
Pentland Ferries said smoke was detected in the engine room before the MV Pentalina became grounded at the village of St Margaret's Hope, on one of the southernmost islands in the northern Scotland archipelago. All of the passengers, including three children and an infant, were evacuated, as well as some of the crew.The coastguard said:"St Margaret's Hope, Stromness and Kirkwall Coastguard rescue teams, alongside Stromness and Longhope RNLI lifeboats, responded to a passenger vessel reporting a fire and having subsequently grounded, with minor water ingress, near St Margaret's Hope at approximately 7.30pm.
"A mayday broadcast was issued. The fire was extinguished and passengers were evacuated by lifeboat to St Margaret's Hope, where they were met by the Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland.
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