Onlookers watch the drama unfold as two vessels, coordinated with the assistance of a Coastguard vehicle on the shore, tow an ailing creeler away from the rocky coast.
Saving the day, the MV Isle of Arran’s fast rescue craft is launched.
Photographs: Peter Young
Passengers aboard the MV Isle of Arran took a slight detour on Tuesday, the first day of May, when the ferry was diverted to assist with a Mayday call from a small creeler which was in distress near Seamill.