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| Attempts will be made to tow back to shore a cargo ship which was abandoned off the Devon coast on Sunday night. | Attempts will be made to tow back to shore a cargo ship which was abandoned off the Devon coast on Sunday night. |
| Twenty crew members were rescued after the Greek-registered Ice Prince got into difficulties about 35 miles off the Start Point. | Twenty crew members were rescued after the Greek-registered Ice Prince got into difficulties about 35 miles off the Start Point. |
| A Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) spokesman said salvors were starting to assess the vessel. | |
| It has not been decided where the ship, which has shed most of its load of 5,260 tonnes of timber, will be taken. | |
| MCA spokesman Fred Caygill said: "It depends where we can get her in." | |
| Twelve of the crew were airlifted to Portland by coastguard helicopter and eight others were taken by the Torbay lifeboat to Brixham. | Twelve of the crew were airlifted to Portland by coastguard helicopter and eight others were taken by the Torbay lifeboat to Brixham. |
| 'Dark on board' | 'Dark on board' |
| The ship is listing at 45 degrees in a traffic separation area within the international shipping lanes of the Channel. | |
| Coastguards said most of the sawn timber cargo had gone overboard and they were mapping where it could end up on the English coast. | |
| Ships are being warned to be on the look-out for any timber and the ship. | |
| The MCA said an emergency call was made from the Ice Prince at about 1900 GMT on Sunday. | The MCA said an emergency call was made from the Ice Prince at about 1900 GMT on Sunday. |
| Twelve crew were airlifted and eight others were taken by lifeboat | Twelve crew were airlifted and eight others were taken by lifeboat |
| Crew reported that the ship, which was heading for Alexandria in Egypt, was rolling heavily in very poor weather, 35 miles south east of Start Point. | Crew reported that the ship, which was heading for Alexandria in Egypt, was rolling heavily in very poor weather, 35 miles south east of Start Point. |
| At 2015 GMT, the MCA said the coastguard received word that a 41-year-old Greek crewman "was in need of urgent medical attention after he had broken his leg in the darkness on board the vessel". | At 2015 GMT, the MCA said the coastguard received word that a 41-year-old Greek crewman "was in need of urgent medical attention after he had broken his leg in the darkness on board the vessel". |
| RNLI lifeboats from Salcombe and Torbay were launched and the Royal Navy warship HMS Cumberland, which was nearby, offered its assistance. | RNLI lifeboats from Salcombe and Torbay were launched and the Royal Navy warship HMS Cumberland, which was nearby, offered its assistance. |
| The MCA said the seas were rough and the winds were up to force 7, but there were no reports of any cargo being lost. | The MCA said the seas were rough and the winds were up to force 7, but there were no reports of any cargo being lost. |
| Mr Caygill said: "Twelve crew were airlifted by the Coastguard helicopter late yesterday evening to the shoreline whilst the RNLI Torbay and Salcombe lifeboats took off the remaining eight crew. | Mr Caygill said: "Twelve crew were airlifted by the Coastguard helicopter late yesterday evening to the shoreline whilst the RNLI Torbay and Salcombe lifeboats took off the remaining eight crew. |
| The crew are all volunteers and you can only imagine how hard this rescue was Spencer Gammond, RNLI Crew tells of 'difficult' rescue | The crew are all volunteers and you can only imagine how hard this rescue was Spencer Gammond, RNLI Crew tells of 'difficult' rescue |
| "No further injuries apart from a few bumps and bruises have been reported. | "No further injuries apart from a few bumps and bruises have been reported. |
| "The crew taken off by helicopter have been found some accommodation locally whilst the injured man has been taken to Dorchester Hospital." | "The crew taken off by helicopter have been found some accommodation locally whilst the injured man has been taken to Dorchester Hospital." |
| Spencer Gammond, from the RNLI, said lifeboat crews operated "at the very limit" to evacuate the ship. | Spencer Gammond, from the RNLI, said lifeboat crews operated "at the very limit" to evacuate the ship. |
| "To stage a rescue like this they would have needed to position their lifeboat right next to the ship and take the crew off one by one," Mr Gammond said. | "To stage a rescue like this they would have needed to position their lifeboat right next to the ship and take the crew off one by one," Mr Gammond said. |
| "Our lifeboat is 17m long and the ship they were helping was more than 100m long, had no power and was listing in force 7 winds. | "Our lifeboat is 17m long and the ship they were helping was more than 100m long, had no power and was listing in force 7 winds. |
| "The crew are all volunteers and you can only imagine how hard this rescue was." | "The crew are all volunteers and you can only imagine how hard this rescue was." |