Supported by: Richard Lochhead*, Gillian Martin*, Neil Gray* Beatrice Wishart: Lerwick RNLI Tows Danish Boat and her Three-man Crew to *S6M-10919 Safety in 18-hour Operation—That the Parliament commends the crew of the Lerwick Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat for rescuing the 17-metre Danish trawler, Westbank, and her three-man crew; understands that, on 19 October 2023, the RNLI lifeboat was tasked with assisting the Westbank, which had broken down and lost engine power 60 miles east of Shetland, and had started taking on water in stormy conditions; further understands that the RNLI Lerwick lifeboat took several hours to reach the trawler through difficult stormy and treacherous conditions caused by the south-easterly gale of Storm Babet, with the sea conditions described by coxswain Stephen Manson as “brutal”; notes that these weather Tuesday 24 October 2023 18 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan conditions increased the challenges of the operation, with three attempts needed to get the RNLI lifeboat’s tow line attached to the trawler; further notes and commends the assistance provided to the fishing...