Massive cargo ship runs aground in UK harbour with ‘challenging’ operation to free it | UK | News
A large cargo ship was wrecked hours after running aground off the Devon coast on New Year’s Eve. The bulk carrier Scot Pioneer ran into difficulty in Teignmouth harbor shortly after 5pm on Wednesday, with local boats rushing to help.
The 3,600-ton ship was not refloated until the early hours of New Year’s Day. There were eight crew members on board and no injuries or damage to the ship were reported. Teignmouth harbormaster Rob Parsons described the operation to free the ship as “challenging”.
he said BBC: “We tried to save it, but Mother Nature, you’ll never win with the water ahead.”
The port crew then returned to the Scot Pioneer around 1:30 a.m. to try to move her.
Mr Parsons said: “We all set off at about 3.30am wishing a happy new year.”
He said the 90-metre vessel, registered to Inverness, was released around 3.15am.
The Coast Guard confirmed that the Scot Pioneer was successfully refloated at high tide. DevonLive.
The Scot Pioneer was reported to have run into trouble at Teignmouth at around 5.25pm on New Year’s Eve.
According to DevonLive, the front of the ship was stuck on a beach, while the back was on the fishing path. According to the maritime traffic website, the ship was heading to Teignmouth from the German port of Hamburg after departing the next day. Ship Finder.
It is reported that the ship is the second large ship to run aground in Teignmouth harbor in the last 12 months.
In April last year, a cargo ship known as Scot’s Bay was stranded for nearly 12 hours before being freed by a coordinated effort involving the harbor master.
