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Fire Crews Help Stricken Boat
Crews were in attendance for approximately five hours
Earlier today crews from Ramsey were called to a report of a boat that had sustained damage to the hull in Ramsey harbour and was at risk of taking on water with the tide coming in.
Upon arrival Ramsey crew worked with the coastguard, harbours staff and the ships crew to formulate a plan.
A spokesman said: ‘A working near-water safe systems of work were employed whilst crews assisted the coastguard with placing ‘salvage pumps’ onto the boats deck before the tide came in.
‘The pumps then remained in position to assist with enough removal of water to be able to right the boat and then be able to ‘float’ it around and on to the slipway. Ramsey Coastguard were simultaneously deploying booms in the harbour to contain the oil/diesel spillage.
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