A MAJOR emergency rescue operation is under way after a boat sank off East India Harbour in Greenock.
The alarm was raised around 3.30pm.
Onlookers at the scene said that they could see a lifeboat crew tapping on the upturned hull of the stricken vessel before it sank just minutes later.
One Twitter user posted from the scene:
Major incident at Custom House Quay in Greenock. Just witnessed a tug capsize. Cosstguard on scene but looks like persons trapped. @STVNews @BBCScotlandNews @Daily_Record @greenocktele @Glasgow_Times pic.twitter.com/oWewXFParB
— Dànaidh Mac Gille Brighde (@DannyMcBride) February 24, 2023
Police, coastguard crews and a search and rescue helicopter are all on the scene.
