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Island is current leader on marine energy

It won national exposure in 1725 when John Gow, reckoned to be Britain's last pirate, was captured there after his ship Revenge ran aground.

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DAVID ROSS, Highland Correspondent

It won national exposure in 1725 when John Gow, reckoned to be Britain's last pirate, was captured there after his ship Revenge ran aground.