Otters spotted playing in Oban town centre Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Two otters have been captured on video playing on a slipway in Oban town centre. Local fireman John MacDonald, 49, was driving along Corran Esplanade at 9.25pm on Thursday when he and daughters Zoe, 13, and Caitlin, 16, were treated to a rare sight. The playful pair could be seen running on and off the slipway, eating fish and jumping in the sea.