The Oban lifeboat was first to reach the fishermen's life raft
Five people have been rescued after their scallop-dredger ran aground and sank in the Sound of Mull.
The Kirkcudbright-based St Apollo ran on to rocks during a severe squall and began taking on water in Inninmore Bay, at 3:53 on Monday.
The crew raised the alarm and escaped on to a life raft before they were rescued by the Oban RNLI Lifeboat, just as the vessel sank, at about 04:25.
All five crew members were uninjured and later taken ashore at Oban.
The rescue was the culmination of a busy 24 hours for the Oban lifeboat crew which had to deal with four callouts.
On Sunday afternoon the lifeboat was sent to help a yacht in difficulties off Craignish Point but was stood down when another vessel took the yacht under tow.
The crew received a second callout later that afternoon but was stood down before launching. Later that evening, the crew set off to help a jet skier but returned to port after the vessel was assisted ashore.
