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Grounding off Isle of Skye

The volunteer crews from Kyle of Lochalsh & Portree were called out on March 10, 2025, at 2:18 a.m. th after the 'Rotsund', en route from Haugesund, dragged her anchor and ran aground in the Breakish area of the Isle of Skye. The UK Coastguard paged the crews after receiving a call from the vessel. The Kyle lifeboat 'Spirit of Fred. Olsen' launched at 2:25 a.m. and made best speed towards the scene through choppy weather. The lifeboat arrived on scene at 2:40 a.m., and found that the vessel was aground at the stern, and was being pushed ashore by the wind and choppy seas. The lifeboat crew made contact with the vessel’s crew to check nobody was injured, and began a visual inspection of the hull of the vessel to ensure there was no obvious damage or pollution. The crew of the cargo vessel were trying various things to free themselves, so the lifeboat stood by to provide safety cover, should they be needed. Due to the size of the vessel, the Portree lifeboat had also been called and arrived approximately an hour after Kyle lifeboat. With the rising tide, the vessel managed to use her own thrusters and engine to take herself off the rocks at 4:15 a.m, and made her way into deeper water to find a safe place to anchor. Both lifeboats stood by to ensure that the vessel and crew were no longer in danger and there was no pollution risk. At 5:2 5 a.m, the UK Coastguard stood Kyle lifeboat down, but kept the Portree boat on scene to provide safety cover until a Coastguard tug arrives on scene. Kyle lifeboat then returned to station at 5:40 a.m. where the crew refuelled the boat and made it ready for service again. At midday, the emergency tug ''Ievoly Black' (IMO: 9439242 ) and the repair vessel 'Gina Mary' (IMO: 9818761) had the ship in tow. Report with photos: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2025/march/10/kyle-and-portree-rnli-crews-called-to-80-metre-cargo-vessel-which-ran-aground