The Arran RNLI lifeboat crew rescued a stricken vessel in their first call out of 2017.
At 2.37pm on Monday January 9 the crew were paged to go to the aid of a fishing vessel without power to the east of Arran in deteriorating conditions.
The in-shore lifeboat Rachel Hedderwick launched at 2.50pm and made its way to the coastline east of the Cock of Arran. Once on scene, the lifeboat crew made contact with the casualty vessel and quickly located her.