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| Ship grounds above gas pipeline | Ship grounds above gas pipeline |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| A cargo ship has run aground off Elcho Castle in the Tay estuary, near Perth, with the bow resting above a natural gas liquids pipeline. | A cargo ship has run aground off Elcho Castle in the Tay estuary, near Perth, with the bow resting above a natural gas liquids pipeline. |
| The Bahamian registered Celtica Hav was carrying wheat into Perth Harbour about 0330 GMT when she grounded. | The Bahamian registered Celtica Hav was carrying wheat into Perth Harbour about 0330 GMT when she grounded. |
| The seven crew on board are uninjured, and Forth coastguard hope to refloat the ship at the next high tide at about 1530 GMT. | The seven crew on board are uninjured, and Forth coastguard hope to refloat the ship at the next high tide at about 1530 GMT. |
| Shell has said the pipeline is 2.75m under the river bed. | Shell has said the pipeline is 2.75m under the river bed. |
| Drop in tide | |
| It carries ethane, propane and butane between St Fergus, in Aberdeenshire, and Mossmorran, in Fife, and is encased in concrete. | It carries ethane, propane and butane between St Fergus, in Aberdeenshire, and Mossmorran, in Fife, and is encased in concrete. |
| The pipeline operation is unaffected and is not being shutdown. | The pipeline operation is unaffected and is not being shutdown. |
| A spokeswoman for the local council said: "Perth and Kinross Council can confirm that a cargo ship, the Celtica Hav, ran aground on its way up the Tay to Perth early this morning. | |
| "The vessel was en route to Perth Harbour from Germany with a cargo of wheat. | |
| "Preliminary indications are that the grounding may have been caused by an unpredicted drop in the tide." |