Alarm Raised For Shell Fish Divers Off Barra Island
Two shell fish divers have been recovered by the RNLI Barra lifeboat after a search in Castle Bay, Barra Island this morning.
At 11.20am Stornoway Coastguard was contacted by a local ferry boat skipper who had noticed two divers go into the water and not resurface, leaving their small boat unmanned. The RNLI Barra lifeboats were asked to search the area along with the Coastguard rescue helicopter based in Stornoway and Barra Coastguard Rescue Team.
At around 1pm Barra RNLI lifeboat reported to the Coastguard that two casualties had been recovered from the water and taken to Barra Hospital.
At 11.20am Stornoway Coastguard was contacted by a local ferry boat skipper who had noticed two divers go into the water and not resurface, leaving their small boat unmanned. The RNLI Barra lifeboats were asked to search the area along with the Coastguard rescue helicopter based in Stornoway and Barra Coastguard Rescue Team.
At around 1pm Barra RNLI lifeboat reported to the Coastguard that two casualties had been recovered from the water and taken to Barra Hospital.