Four men were feared adrift off the coast of Caithness for over an hour until rescue teams were stood down
. RNLI, coastguard and police units were called to Dunnet Bay at around 12.10am on Saturday, June 24, after concerns of a large unknown object floating in the sea.
The lifeboat discovered the inflatable empty around a half mile from shore. Further investigations revealed the men had been found after abandoning the hot tub and swimming back to shore. A spokesperson for RNLI Thurso said: "This incident gives the opportunity to remind the public that if they are planning to take to the water, do it in daylight, make sure that they inform someone of their plans, wear personal floating devices, make sure that the floating device is suitable and always make sure you have a way to call for help. RNLI encourage the public to report anything that looks suspicious or could be a danger to shipping to HM Coastguard.
"The hot tub which had black tape repairs on its base was taken to the RNLI Station at Scrabster to see if the owner can be traced."
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