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Cruise ship runs aground in Oban Bay Grounded cruise ship in Oban Bay refloated
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A small cruise liner with 112 people on board has run aground in the waters of Oban Bay on the west coast of Scotland. A small cruise liner which ran aground in the waters of Oban Bay has been refloated.
The alarm was raised at about 18:30. Stornoway Coastguard said the MS Serenissima had run aground on sand and gravel. The Grenadines-registered MS Serenissima, which had 112 people on board, became stuck in sand and gravel at about 18.30 on Monday.
There are no reports of injuries, no reported pollution and no signs of water leaking onboard. It was refloated at about 01:10 after an earlier attempt failed due to high winds.
A first attempt to re-float the vessel was hampered by strong winds. Further attempts will take place at high tide. Stornoway Coastguard said there were no reports of injuries and no signs of pollution or damage to the ship.
The RNLI lifeboat from Oban has been on standby to assist and the Oban Coastguard Rescue Team were also on scene. Divers will conduct underwater surveys of the 85m vessel, which is now anchored in Oban Bay, to ensure its seaworthiness.
An RNLI spokesman said the Serenissima had run aground on the Corran Ledge. The ship, which had been making its way from Ireland to Oban, is expected to set sail to its next port on Tuesday night.
He added: "The vessel is currently aground at the bow but still afloat at the stern. 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. "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. "Unfortunately this attempt was hampered by a strong wind blowing the ship towards the shore, and was unsuccessful."
"The lifeboat is now working with the crew of the ship to refloat it at a higher state of tide."