The ferry put out a Mayday signal after smoke was detected in the engine room
ALL 60 passengers have been rescued and brought back to land safe and well after a ferry ran aground.
Pentland Ferries said smoke was detected in the engine room before the MV Pentalina became grounded at the village of St Margaret’s Hope. “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.The MV Pentalina returned to service earlier this week to allow another ferry, the MV Alfred, to service CalMac routes on the west coast of Scotland.
The ferry company later said: “All passengers that were onboard MV Pentalina tonight are safe and are either at home or at their accommodation.
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