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Russian cargo ship runs aground off Cornwall coast | Russian cargo ship runs aground off Cornwall coast |
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A 16,000-tonne Russian cargo ship ran aground off a beach in Cornwall. | |
The Kuzma Minin grounded off Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth at about 05:40 GMT. | The Kuzma Minin grounded off Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth at about 05:40 GMT. |
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) declared a major incident and said the 590ft (180m) ship had a list of about five degrees. | |
The massive vessel, which had 18 Russian crew members on board but no cargo, was refloated in a "tricky and delicate" operation at high tide. | |
Three harbour tugs and a lifeboat towed the ship off the beach just after 14:00. | |
Marc Thomas, senior coastal operations manager, said the coastguard had been forced to work "really hard to manoeuvre the vessels" during windy conditions. | |
Falmouth harbourmaster Mark Sansom described the weather conditions as "very poor". | |
Latest news from Cornwall and on the Kuzma Minin | Latest news from Cornwall and on the Kuzma Minin |
The coastguard said there had been no reports of any pollution. | |
A helicopter team winched coastguard members on to the ship earlier in order to check up on the Kuzma Minin's crew. | A helicopter team winched coastguard members on to the ship earlier in order to check up on the Kuzma Minin's crew. |
Supt Matthew Longman from Devon and Cornwall Police warned members of the public to stay away from the beach where the ship ran aground. | |
"It is important to let the public know that there is no cargo on this ship," he said. | "It is important to let the public know that there is no cargo on this ship," he said. |
"We all remember the scenes when the Napoli ran aground in east Devon. I'm afraid there are no such spoils on the Kuzma Minin." | "We all remember the scenes when the Napoli ran aground in east Devon. I'm afraid there are no such spoils on the Kuzma Minin." |
Former pilot, David Barnicoat told the BBC it looked like "a classic grounding". | Former pilot, David Barnicoat told the BBC it looked like "a classic grounding". |
"It sounds as if she dragged anchor and the engines may not have been ready, or she may have had some other problem," he said. | "It sounds as if she dragged anchor and the engines may not have been ready, or she may have had some other problem," he said. |
"Once that anchor breaks from the sea bed and you start dragging, then you have no control whatsoever." | "Once that anchor breaks from the sea bed and you start dragging, then you have no control whatsoever." |
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One witness, Megan Hocking, said she was "thinking of everybody on the tugs and lifeboat - terrible conditions for a rescue mission". | |
Falmouth resident Jess Hughes described the weather on the Cornish coast as "extreme" and said it had been "horrendously windy" on Monday night. | |
Gyllyngvase Beach is a sandy tourist beach about 10 minutes from Falmouth town centre. | Gyllyngvase Beach is a sandy tourist beach about 10 minutes from Falmouth town centre. |