Hostage drama Invergordon lifeboat crew came under attack when they went to the aid of the merchant cargo ship fst, where the ship's first mate had allegedly taken his shipmates hostage Lifeboat crew are trained to be ready for anything, but no-one coutd have predicted the high drama that took place at Invergordon on 15 January 2003.

The Trent class lifeboat launched at approximately 7.45am following a mayday call from fst. Despite winds of gale force 8, the lifeboat soon.