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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'Oil has leaked' from grounded ship
The Marine and Coastguard Agency say that "a quantity of marine gas oil has leaked from the vessel." They have confirmed that 'The Carrier' has been holed in three places on the starboard side. They say they believe that the port side remains intact, where the fuel tank is located.
Officers from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Counter Pollution and Salvage branch are working with all agencies on plans to remove the fuel as soon as possible.
Travel chaos as A55 closed
by Rob Shelley
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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Experts meet to plan ship salvage operation
Police, fire, coastguard and local council officials are meeting at North Wales Police Headquarters to discuss the salvage operation of the stricken tanker which ran aground near Colwyn Bay on Tuesday evening.
ITV Wales understands a salvage expert is on the way to the scene.
One option they might consider would be to patch up the tanker and float it to safety.
The cargo ship has 40,000 litres of fuel in its tanks which may get pumped into road tankers.
The crew of the boat have been taken to a hotel
Coastguard confirm cargo ship 'oil leaked'
Experts are examining the stricken cargo vessel which ran aground near Colwyn Bay.
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Main road closed because of stricken ship
The A55 is closed because of the grounded ship near Colwyn Bay. It's shut Westbound between J24 (Abergele) and J22 (Old Colwyn) and Eastbound between J22 (Old Colwyn) and J23 (Llanddulas)
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Cargo ship re-float operation expected
An operation's due to start later to re-float a stricken cargo ship which ran aground in rough seas near Colwyn Bay. Seven crew members were rescued. Experts will this morning begin assessing the damage to the 82-metre long vessel.
More updates on cargo ship run aground from ITV Wales
More updates and video on the cargo ship aground in North Wales can be found on the ITV Wales website.
All crew safely rescued
At 8.15 Tuesday evening Liverpool Coastguard received a distress call from the cargo ship ‘Carrier’ telling them they had run aground at Raynes Jetty, Llanddulas. The ‘Carrier’ is a 82m general cargo ship. When it ran aground it was carrying a cargo of stones and 40,000 litres of fuel.
Strong winds and a five metre swell were reported. Because of the location of the grounding Holyhead Coastguard coordinated the rescue. All seven of the Polish crew were taken uninjured from the ship by two rescue helicopters (the first from RNAS Prestwick, the second from RAF Leconfield).
The A55 was closed to allow the rescue services safe access to the vessel. Coastguard Rescue teams from Rhyl and Llandudno offered assistance to the rescued crew whilst the RNLI lifeboats from Llandudno and Rhyl launched.
Coastguard Rescue Officers, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Ambulance and Police are currently on scene with the Highways Agency. Salvage and counter pollution experts will be on site in the morning.
All crew members confirmed safely off ship. Maritime and Coastguard Agency to inspect damage at dawn.
Confirmation that all crew members on the German cargo vessel which has run aground have all been rescued and taken to safety. Rescue completed at 0100.
– Ray Carson, Coastguard AgencyPolice are meeting with coastguards now. Despite some dramatic pictures, as far as we can see the vessel is still intact. The winchman and 2 crew members who were left on the ship are safe and well. From our perspective as coastguards that's the important part over. We're delighted we've been able to get them all off board safely. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency which deals with pollution and spillage is on its way to North Wales and ready to inspect at first light.
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