Waverley paddle steamer watched in horror as 'shaken and shocked' people were rescued from the stricken vessel. James Roberts, from Leeds, was with his partner and three-year-old son on a week long holiday to Arran when the drama unfolded last night.
At least 24 people have been injured after the iconic ship crashed into Brodick Pier on the island at around 5pm last night.
Other eyewitnesses have described how some of the 213 passengers onboard were ‘catapulted forward’ by the force of the crash which left the ship badly damaged.Some 138 were then picked up by a special rescue sailing laid on by CalMac.James, 43, told the Record: "It happened very suddenly.
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