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Dislodged ship tips over in Edinburgh dry dock

The research vessel Petrel began to tilt to one side at Imperial Dock in Leith.

Emergency services have been attending the incident with multiple people injured, after a ship tipped over at an Edinburgh dockyard.

Police said it had become dislodged from its holding on a dry dock.

The Scottish Ambulance Service said it had dispatched five ambulances, an air ambulance, three trauma teams and a special operations team.

Pictures posted on social media show the vessel leaning at a 45-degree angle.

The 大象传媒 understands there are "multiple injuries" in the incident.

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