Injuries have been reported after a ship sitting in a dry dock tipped over in the Scottish capital Edinburgh, emergency services said.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service told CNN that 15 patients were transported to local hospitals and a further 10 were treated and discharged at the scene of the accident at the Imperial Dock in Leith, a neighborhood in northern Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Police Division said its officers and other emergency services were at the site of the incident, which happened just before 8:30 a.m. local time. Images from the scene identify the toppled ship as the Research Vessel Petrel.
The 76-meter ship was funded by the late Microsoft founder Paul Allen and became famous in recent years after discovering a number of long-lost shipwrecks. Its discoveries include the USS Hornet and the USS Lexington, two US aircraft carriers sunk by the Japanese during World War II. However, the Petrel has been in long-term mooring since 2020, first in Florida and then in Scotland.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
SSE to invest $122 mln in Scottish pumped hydro projectBritish power generator SSE will invest 100 million pounds ($122 million) in a Scottish pumped hydro scheme which could help boost the country’s energy storage capacity, it said on Tuesday.
Weiterlesen »
Multiple people injured after ship dislodged at Scottish dry dockFifteen people were transported to the hospital after the ship toppled over.
Weiterlesen »
2 skiers killed in large late-winter avalanches in ColoradoNineteen people have been killed across the U.S. by avalanches so far this winter, including nine fatalities in Colorado.
Weiterlesen »