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Ship runs aground in narrow stretch of sea near Skye
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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