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| ©RoyLizBarlow |
The Ro-Ro ferry, Mazarine drifted onto the Wolf Rock at around 0950 this morning...
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| AIS charts courtesy of VesselTracker |
en route from Cobh to Zeebrugge...
after suffering engine failure just west of the Wolf Rock while transiting the southbound traffic separation zone between lands End and Scilly...
both Sennen...
and Penlee lifeboat were called out and steamed off in strong winds...
to standby, though there's not much they can do to hold a 195m high-sided transporter ship...
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| chart courtesy of WindyTV |
in the strong sou'westerly winds gusting up to 30knots earlier this morning...
the Trinity House offshore vessel Galatea is now headed out of the Solent to assist...
as is a more local tug, the Mercia from Falmouth, expected to arrive later this afternoon. Undoubtedly, there will be calls to re-instate an emergency towing vessel on permanent standby in Mounts Bay...
as was the case for many years, stationed there to assist in the event of a potentially disastrous situation.
