Cargo ship refloated after running aground in Devon harbour

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A cargo ship has been refloated after it ran aground off the south Devon coast.

The coastguard said the bulk carrier the Scot Pioneer had got into difficulty in Teignmouth harbour at about 17:25 GMT on New Year’s Eve.

It said the the vessel was successfully refloated at high tide at about 02:00 GMT.

The ship, registered to Inverness in Scotland, had eight crew on board and no injuries or damage to the vessel had been reported.



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