Ship removal expected tomorrow
The owners of the HV Carrier, which ran aground on the north Wales coast last week, have said it is going to be demolished.
Work to remove cargo ship fuel continues
Work is continuing to remove the fuel on board the stricken cargo ship on the North Wales coast.
Travel chaos as A55 closed
Commuters in Colwyn Bay have been dealing with long tailbacks after police closed the A55 to deal with the tanker that ran aground.
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Ahead of ship's break-up, environment officers check for pollution signs
Officers from the Environment Agency Wales have been patrolling beaches around Llanddulas looking for signs of pollution, after the MV Carrier cargo ship ran aground last week.
The Agency says 'natural factors' rather than pollution are thought to be behind reports of dead starfish being washed ashore, but is analysing water samples from area to confirm.
All of the fuel has now been pumped out of the craft, ahead of the break-up operation beginning tomorrow.
Cargo ship: almost all oil removed
Almost all of the oil has removed from the striken cargo ship off the north Wales coast near Colwyn Bay.
The coastguard says barrels of oil and tins of paint onboard are also now being removed. A decision will be made later today about the next stage of the salvage operation.
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21,000 litres of oil removed
Workers trying to recover the stricken cargo ship on the North Wales Coast at Llanddulas, near Colwyn Bay have removed 21,000 litres of oil from the ship. It's estimated around 3,000 litres is still on board. Once the oil is removed work will begin to break up the vessel and take it away.
Ship removal expected tomorrow
The owners of the HV Carrier, which ran aground on the north Wales coast last week, have said it is going to be demolished.
Read the full storyStricken ship to be scrapped
The cargo ship which ran aground on the North Wales coast will be broken up and scrapped, its owners have confirmed. Seven Polish members of crew were rescued after the MV Carrier struck rocks near Colwyn Bay on Tuesday night.
– Reederei Erwin Strahlmann statementA structural assessment of MV Carrier has revealed severe damage and the vessel has been declared a constructive total loss. PGC Demolition has been awarded a second contract to demolish and remove the vessel. This task is already underway, the work running in parallel with the fuel removal operation. MV Carrier will be cut into manageable sections on the shore. These sections will be taken by road to a designated scrapyard. The demolition of the wreck is expected to take around six weeks, but the pace of operations will be dictated by safety considerations and the weather at the scene.
More than half of fuel already removed
14,000 litres of oil have been removed from the stricken cargo ship in Colwyn Bay. That's more than half, with an estimated 10,000 litres left. Work continues in four-hour blocks around low tide. It's expected to resume at around 5pm.
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Oil being removed from cargo ship
by Joanna SimpsonContractors have been working to remove oil from the stricken cargo ship in North Wales. They can only work when the sea conditions are right at low tide. So far things have gone according to plan.
– CoastguardThey are making good progress.
Operation to remove fuel waiting for low tide
40mph speed limit on A55
A 40mph speed limit remains in both directions of the A55while the operation continues to remove fuel from the MV Carrier, which ran aground at Llanddulas. The cycle path has been closed between Llanddulas and Old Colwyn and a 100m marine craft exclusion zone has been imposed around the vessel.
Ship oil salvage begins
The owners of a cargo ship which ran aground in rough seas near Colwyn Bay hope to remove around 35 tonnes of fuel from the stricken vessel over the next few days. Work started last night to remove the oil.
Both sides of the A55 nearby have now re-opened.
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