Last night the timber ship M/V Ice Prince became unstable and was abandoned in the English Channel. The Press Association tells us:
Attempts are to be made to take in tow a storm-hit cargo ship from which 20 crew were dramatically rescued in the Channel on Sunday night.
The Greek-registered Ice Prince is still listing heavily and drifting around 33 miles off the south Devon coast.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesman Fred Caygill said salvors were on the way to the abandoned vessel, and it was hoped they would try to take it in tow around mid-morning.
It has not been decided where the stricken ship will be taken, said Mr Caygill, adding: “It depends where we can get her in.”
He said the French tug Abeille Liberte was standing by the vessel, which still had a 40-degree list and was drifting east. Read More…
The BBC has video of the difficult rescue HERE.
It was a bad day for mariners world-wide as tradewinds reports of two more incidents:
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