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Boat towed to safety                  8/11/11

The leisure craft Windward was towed to safety by Stornoway lifeboat after she started taking on water yesterday.

The seven-metre boat requested assistance after fears of flooding outside Stornpway harbour around 1.25pm.

The coastguard helicopter stood by to airlift off the two people on board, if required, when the RNLI lifeboat, secured a tow and took the boat alongside in Stornoway harbour.