MARCH 7, 2015
A 2,600-tonne cargo ship has run aground while docking close
to Fort William on the west coast of Scotland in windy conditions.
Stornoway Coastguard said the alarm was raised this morning
when the 91-metre (275 feet) ship Fri Sea went aground at high water at
Corpach.
Seven crew members remain on board the ship and there are no
signs of any injuries.
The coastguard said it was likely an attempt to refloat the
vessel would be made at high water on Sunday.
A 2,600-tonne cargo ship has run aground while docking close
to Fort William on the west coast of Scotland
The Fri Sea, operated by the Kopervik Group, arrived from
Liverpool at around 7.30am this morning and was due to collect a load of
timber.
A spokesman from Stornoway Coastguard said: 'The ship ran
aground after being caught in a squall of wind.
'Salvage teams and expected to start an operation at high
water tomorrow at around 7am.'
A spokeswoman for the Maritime and Coastguard agency
confirmed: 'The Secretary Of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage and
Intervention is aware and is monitoring the situation.
'The 91 metre cargo vessel went aground at high water and it
is likely that an attempt to refloat the vessel will be made at high water on
Sunday.'
There has been no sign of pollution in the water, according
to the coastguard.
Another Kopervik cargo ship, the Fri Ocean, ran aground in
the Sound of Mull in June 2013 while transporting timber from Corpach to
Varberg in Sweden
Stornoway Coastguard said the alarm was raised this morning
when the 91-metre ship Fri Sea went aground.
Seven crew members remain on board the vessel. There are no
signs of injuries or pollution in the water