Crew rescued after fishing boat runs aground near Fraserburgh

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Aerial of grounded boatImage source, Aberdeenshire Aerial Photography
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The Ocean Maid ran aground on Monday

The crew of a fishing boat have been rescued after it ran aground near Fraserburgh.

The Ocean Maid got into difficulty off Cairnbulg on the Aberdeenshire coast at about 05:50 BST on Monday.

The four men were forced to move to a life raft, before then being picked up by the Fraserburgh lifeboat.

Coastguards said the men were brought ashore before being passed into the care of the ambulance service. One was taken to hospital.

Image source, Fraserburgh RNLI
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The half-submerged Ocean Maid could later be seen off the coast near an old wreck

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch said it was in the process of gathering information about the incident.

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