Covid: Man jailed for Scotland-Isle of Man water scooter crossing
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image captionMcLaughlan arrived in Ramsey on Friday afternoon and then walked to Douglas
A man who crossed the Irish Sea from Scotland to the Isle of Man on a jet ski to visit his girlfriend has been jailed for breaching Covid-19 laws.
Douglas Courthouse heard 28-year-old Dale McLaughlan took four-and-a-half hours to travel from the Isle of Whithorn to Ramsey on Friday.
McLaughlan, from North Ayrshire, made the crossing despite having never driven a water scooter before.
He admitted arriving unlawfully on the island and was jailed for four weeks.