Cargo ship runs aground off Uist
20 March 2012 Last updated at 06:29 A cargo vessel is being escorted to Stornoway after it ran aground off North Uist on Monday night. The 112m-long (367ft) Dutch-registered MV Flinterspirit became stuck on Flodday Mor Island on its way from Sweden to Belfast at about 22:45. All 10 people on board were safe and well and the crew managed to successfully refloat the 4,500-tonne vessel at high tide at about 05:00. RNLI lifeboats
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