Nine people have been rescued off the coast of Shetland after their 14m (135ft) yacht caught fire.
At approximately 9.20am this morning, UK Coastguard received a mayday call and beacon alerts indicating a Polish-registered yacht Miracle was in distress, 50 miles south west of Shetland.
A Mayday relay was broadcast by the Coastguard requesting assistance for the vessel.
The crew had abandoned Miracle in the North Sea and were picked up from a life raft by the anchor handling vessel Rem Gambler, which responded to the coastguard’s request for assistance. No one was injured.
Miracle had left Lerwick harbour on 1 June sailing for Torshavn, in Faroe, after arriving from Bergen on 30 May.
The blazing yacht off the coast of Shetland. Credit: UK Coastguard
The UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Sumburgh and the Aith RNLI Lifeboat were also sent to the incident.
Following the rescues, the support vessel made its way to Scalloway Harbour, while the Coastguard helicopter returned to base.
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