Conditions reported to have deteriorated (!) around 5am and attempts to refloat the stranded vessel by the remaining crew onboard had to be abandoned, lifeboats standing by apparently unable to approach, so helicopter rescue was resummoned and all souls now lifted off (safely).
The work of the (RAF, Royal Navy and Coastguard) SAR crews in such appalling winds must be sincerely complimented.
Video:-
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/c...1&bbwm=1&asb=1 More at:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7221386.stm