A FISHERMAN was lost at sea last night and his five crewmates rescued
when their boat sank after being involved in a collision with a
2300-tonne North Sea supply vessel.
The 11-year-old Arbroath-registered Sharridale, a 72ft, 50-tonne seine
netter, had only sailed out of Aberdeen yesterday afternoon following a
three-day break.
She was 20 miles east of Peterhead on her way to the fishing grounds
in ''near perfect visibility'' when the collision occurred with the
Hamburg-registered Huntetor, a 2341-tonne oil supply vessel owned by OIL
Ltd of Aberdeen.
The fishing vessel sank almost immediately and the Huntetor, which
suffered no significant damage, launched a fast rescue craft which was
able to pick up five of the crew.
The missing fisherman was last night named by police as Mr Gordon
Smith, 40, of Rossie Street, Arbroath.
His fellow crew members were named as skipper Neil Teviotdale, of
Monymusk Road, Mr George Teviotdale, 43, of Noltiloan Road, Mr David
Teviotdale, 30, of Bellevue Gardens, and Mr James Smith, 34, also of
Bellevue Gardens, all Arbroath.
Police were witholding the name of one other survivor until relatives
had been informed.
A coastguard spokesman said the beacon from the sunken vessel was
giving them a very accurate position on which to centre their search.
Members of skipper Neil Teviotdale's family have been fishermen for
several generations. Mr Teviotdale's brother was lost at sea in a
fishing accident several years ago. His late father survived the loss of
his fishing boat.
The Sharridale survivors were last night brought into Aberdeen on
board the Huntetor as the search for Mr Smith continued.
The Department of Transport's Marine Accident Investigation Branch is
to hold an inquiry into the incident.
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