60 people were on board - including a baby
The Scottish ferry company sails across the Pentland Firth from Gills Bay in Caithness to St Margaret’s Hope on the Orkney Islands. The Pentalina was brought back into service earlier this week after another ferry, the MV Alfred, was moved to service other routes to islands on Scotland’s west coast.Last July, the MV Alfred also ran aground in the Pentland Firth in Swona with 97 people on board who were soon transferred to lifeboats.
Following the incident, Scottish transport minister Kevin Stewart tweeted he was"sorry" to hear of the incident, but that"all on board are safe and well and that emergency services are in attendance".
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