CARGO VESSEL GOES AGROUND IN GULF OF CORRYVRECKAN

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"Press Notice No: 388-09
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Posted 00:51 GMT

CARGO VESSEL GOES AGROUND IN GULF OF CORRYVRECKAN

A timber cargo ship is being escorted into Oban after running aground late Tuesday evening in the Gulf of Corryvreckan.

Clyde Coastguard received a call from the Skipper of the Cargo Vessel Fingal and its owner at approximately 9:30pm on Tuesday evening, stating the vessel had gone aground with 6 people aboard and had an ingress of water into two ballast tanks.

Coastguard Rescue teams from Jura and Crinan were sent to the area to monitor the situation and the RNLI lifeboats from Oban and Islay were requested to launch as well as scrambling the Royal Navy Rescue helicopter 177 from HMS Gannet.

Dan Sellers, Deputising Watch Manager, Clyde Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, said:

I am pleased to say the ingress of water is now stabilised and the vessel is making it way under its own power to Oban escorted by the Oban lifeboat and the Fisheries Protection Vessel Minna. The Rescue helicopter and the Islay RNLI lifeboat have now been stood down.

There has been no threat of pollution to the area and all 6 crew aboard are safe and well.

Posted By: Fiona Warren"