FV O GENITA

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Damaged trawler tied up in Pierowall

The "O Genita" was tied up at Pierowall, Westray, on Dec 10 at 11.20 a.m. The ship with 16 crew onboard suffered wave damage to the bridge windows. Waves of up to 36 ft struck the vessel, stoving in the wheelhouse windows and knocking out some of its equipment. The Shetland Coastguard’s Sumburgh helicopter went to the scene and remained on stand by watching over the vessel until the Stromness lifeboat arrived. The vessel was escorted into Pierowall by the lifeboat. Reports with photos and video: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/shetland/426919/fishing-boat-hit-massive-waves-towed-orkney/ http://www.ybw.com/news/motorboats/537636/video-rnli-tackle-30m-waves-to-help-storm-battered-vessel

Rescue effort for damaged fishing vessel

A rescue effort was launched off the north coast of Orkney after the "O Genita" radioed a mayday on Dec 10, 2014, about 25 miles northwest of Westray. The vessel got into difficulty after the vessel's wheelhouse was hit by a large wave. The Stromness RNLI and the Shetland Coastgard were alerted shortly before 6 a.m. Lightning forced the helicopter to return to land at 8.45 a.m., but the Stromness RNLI boat after battling strong SW winds and an 11 metre swell from the west, doding breaking seas in Hoy Sound and heading offshore to the north west, arrived at the scene shortly before 9 a.m. There were 16 people on board who made temporary repairs to the bridge and restored steering and some electronics. The lifeboat met the casualty off the north coast of Papa Westray and advised them to seek shelter behind Westray. The lifeboat escorted her to shelter in rough seas and strong winds. Later the vessel reached Pierowall. The ship last docked at Scrabster on its way to its home port of Vigo.

Spanish fishers face record fine of £1.62 million

Crown Court today ordered a Spanish fishing company, its UK subsidiary and their captains to pay a total of £1.62 million for serious fisheries offences. This is the highest court order amount ever imposed in a Marine Management Organisation (MMO) fisheries case. It handed down the sentence in relation to illegal overfishing of ling and hake, a particularly vulnerable fish stock, between 2009 and 2010 by two fishing vessels – the Spanish-registered Coyo Tercero (3-VILL-13-02) and UK-registered O’Genita (FD529).