MFV 'Southern Scott, stranded on Old Bath's Beach just to the north east of Peel Harbour, Isle of Man, in the early hours of March 29, was by morning being driven further aground by north west gale force winds and pounded by heavy seas. Two of her crew had been taken off successfully by Peel Atlantic 21 semiinflatable lifeboat during the night and one man had been helped ashore at low water by HM Coastguard. Southern Scott's skipper and engineer, however, were still on board. Despite a punctured bow section of her sponson. Peel Atlantic 21 (below) anchored and veered down several times in an attempt to take off these last two men but, as they hesitated to board the lifeboat, the Coastguard (right) eventually took them off by breeches buoy.

photographs by courtesy of Stanley Basnett.