FOUR fishermen had to be airlifted to safety after their fishing boat caught fire in choppy seas off the Scottish coast.
The crew were forced to make a mayday call to the coastguard after the vessel's wheelhouse went up in flames south of Arran in the Firth of Clyde.
A Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter arrived at the scene 20 minutes later as the boat was engulfed in smoke and the team carried out a "difficult" rescue in poor visibility and rough sea conditions.
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