VIDEO - Sunk fishing boat salvaged after three day operation

A fishing boat which sunk when it crashed into a pier at Scrabster Harbour has been salvaged after being submerged for 11 days.

The Shalimar BCK 598 was raised out of the water on Sunday night in a rescue operation estimated to have cost over £1 million.

The Buckie registered vessel collided into the pier on Wednesday, April 30 and took less than 30 minutes to sink.

A gantry barge arrived at the port on Thursday from Stromness and operations to move it into position took place on Friday and Saturday.

The process of lifting the boat began on Sunday and took over 12 hours for it to be pulled out of the water at 8:10pm.

Read more in Wednesday's Caithness Courier.

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