A diver accused of raping a young woman on a boat in Orkney did not seem to realise he had done anything wrong, a court heard yesterday.

The alleged victim, who was working on the dive boat at the time, later asked holidaymaker Robert Wilson, of Cottingley, to pay for her to see a doctor and get the morning-after pill, the High Court in Aberdeen was told.

The 23-year-old, who repeatedly broke down in tears in the witness box, said she had suffered several health problems since the alleged rapes - some of her hair had fallen out, she had lost weight, developed several allergies and was stressed and upset.

The jury was told she was raped in her cabin by Wilson - who was part of a group holidaying on the dive boat - on September 15, 2006, and was petrified and unable to fight him off or cry out. She said she had been so drunk that she had gaps in her memory of that night. She could not remember getting back from the pub where she and Wilson had been drinking with other members of the dive group, or holding his hand and cuddling him in the pub, the jury heard.

The alleged rapes should not have happened and would not have happened had she been sober, she said.

She said she went to bed and woke to see Wilson, 35, standing at her door holding two cups of tea. The student told the court his presence in her cabin made her uncomfortable and she told him to leave, but he refused. She said he insisted she drink some tea, which she did before vomiting.

The woman said she passed out and woke to find herself naked on the floor with Wilson kneeling between her legs. Her memory of what followed was "fuzzy" she said.

Under cross-examination by solicitor advocate Richard Goddard, the woman said there was no intercourse at that time and she had hoped to be able to escape, but collapsed on to her side and was too weak to stand and flee.

She denied the sex had been consensual and described the alleged incident as "vile". Questioned by Mr Goddard, she insisted she had repeatedly asked Wilson to leave her cabin and had not encouraged him.

The alleged victim said she had lost her voice and it was not until later in the alleged rape, when she was getting sore, that she was able to say no to him.

She told the court she crawled into her enclosed bunk, thinking he had left, but was "horrified" when he climbed in beside her as she cried herself to sleep.

The next morning she was very confused and embarrassed, the court heard. She said Wilson was still in her bunk when she woke and tried to have sex with her again, but she insisted that they get up.

He did not seem to realise he had done anything wrong, she said, adding he was almost "gentle" as he tried to brush her hair. She admitted she told him to stay in her cabin because she did not want anyone else to know he had spent the night there.

Wilson, of Main Street, Cottingley denies repeatedly raping the woman while she was under the influence of alcohol, at times unconscious, and unable to resist.

The trial continues.