Ship floats free after grounding on rocks

The diving support vessel Bibby Topaz got into difficulty while leaving Lerwick harbour in the Shetland Isles at 3.15am yesterday.

No-one was injured and the ship, stuck around 200 metres from shore, was not taking on water.

Shetland Coastguard said the ship floated free with the rising tide at around 11.45am and tugs then took her back into the quayside.

There was a pilot on board and the assistance of a manoeuvring tug at the time of the incident.

Aberdeen-based Bibby Offshore, operators of the ship, said no pollution was caused, although any damage has still to be established.