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Ship runs aground in narrow stretch of sea near Skye

Brian McGlennon A red, blue and white coloured cargo ship close to shore with a lifeboat positioned behind it. There are white walled houses on the opposite shore.Brian McGlennon
The ship ran aground in Kyle Rhea in the early hours

A cargo ship has run aground in a narrow stretch of sea separating Skye and the Highland mainland.

HM Coastguard was alerted at 01:00 to the incident in Kyle Rhea and lifeboats were launched from Kyle and Portree. A coastguard rescue team was also sent.

The 88m-long ship was later refloated and is now anchored in Glenelg Bay. No-one was injured.

A coastguard tug and a commercial tug have been placed on stand-by at the scene.

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