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Heroic Peterhead fisherman saved five crewmen from sinking trawler after North Sea collision
Kris Leel, an engineer for Peterhead-based fishing boat Guiding Light, was awarded the Lady Swaythling Trophy from the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners’ Royal Benevolent Society at a ceremony in London in October. With both vessels fishing in “challenging” conditions, which included rough seas and near gale-force winds, both ships collided when they were retrieving their gear after hauling in their catch. It happened after Guiding Light’s bow rose in the swell and struck the Guiding Star, which resulted in the latter’s stern being sliced open and it started to go down. Mr Leel started the forward crane and prepared numerous throwing lines to help. Photos, more, >>click to read<< 08:01
Engineer Honored for Using a Power Block to Rescue Shipwreck Survivors
The engineer of the pair trawler F/V Guiding Light has been honored with a lifesaving trophy from the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society for his quick thinking during the sinking of the vessel’s sister ship off the Shetland Islands last year. On the afternoon of October 6, 2022, the Peterhead-based fishing vessels F/V Guiding Star and F/V Guiding Light were located about 45 nm to the southeast of the Shetlands. Conditions were challenging, including rough seas and winds approaching gale force. At around noon, the vessels hauled in their catch and were retrieving their trawl gear when they collided. The bow of the F/V Guiding Light rose in a swell and struck F/V Guiding Star towards the stern, penetrating the hull and flooding an accommodations compartment. F/V Guiding Light’s first engineer, Kriss Leel, moved quickly to respond, starting up the deck crane and making heaving lines ready. >>click to read<< 12:49
