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Grounded cruise ship in Oban Bay refloated | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
A small cruise liner which ran aground in the waters of Oban Bay has been refloated. | |
The Grenadines-registered MS Serenissima, which had 112 people on board, became stuck in sand and gravel at about 18.30 on Monday. | |
It was refloated at about 01:10 after an earlier attempt failed due to high winds. | |
Stornoway Coastguard said there were no reports of injuries and no signs of pollution or damage to the ship. | |
Divers will conduct underwater surveys of the 85m vessel, which is now anchored in Oban Bay, to ensure its seaworthiness. | |
The ship, which had been making its way from Ireland to Oban, is expected to set sail to its next port on Tuesday night. | |
An Oban RNLI spokesman said the Serenissima had run aground on the Corran Ledge. | |
"The initial attempt at refloating the ship used its own engine with the lifeboat providing assistance by pulling at the stern," he said. | |
"Unfortunately this attempt was hampered by a strong wind blowing the ship towards the shore, and was unsuccessful." | |
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