Boat capsizes near Aberdeenshire coast
Lifeboat crews and a coastguard helicopter were sent out to the incident.
Last updated 22nd Sep 2023
A major emergency operation has been called out near Macduff after a boat capsized close to the Aberdeenshire town.
Emergency services were called out yesterday morning after the alarm was raised at around 11:15am.
Lifeboat crews and a coastguard helicopter were sent out to the incident.
A spokesperson for the coastguard said: "HM Coastguard responded to a report of a capsized boat on the shore near Macduff on 21 September.
"The alarm was raised at about 11.15am. The RNLI's all-weather lifeboat from Fraserburgh and inshore lifeboat from Macduff were sent, as well as the HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Inverness.
"Fraserburgh and MacDuff Coastguard Rescue Teams also attended, and Police Scotland was alerted."
Police Scotland have been contacted for comment.
We'll have more information on this as we get it.