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19/01/2009
Cargo Ship Loses Timber In Rough Seas
A Russian cargo ship has lost 1,500 tonnes of timber in rough seas off the Sussex coast.
The Sinegorsk was 14 nautical miles south of Newhaven on its way from Oskarshamn in Russia to Alexandria in Egypt when it got into difficulties as rough seas batter Britain.
The ship, which is being escorted to Portsmouth by a coastguard tug, is not thought to be at "imminent risk".
The vessel with 25 people on board initially is now heading for shelter towards the Isle of Wight.
The crew on board also began to take ballast water into the vessels starboard side to help even the list, which has since reduced her list to 10 degrees.
It was within the traffic separation scheme at the time of the incident.
Dover coastguard has alerted other vessels in the area about the risk of seaborne debris.
The spokesperson added: "The receiver of wrecks has also been kept informed of the sawn timber and its likely impact on the shoreline."
Meanwhile, forecasters have warned more wild weather is expected in the coming week, with strong winds predicted and the chance of snow showers.
During the weekend winds reached more than 100mph in some places, toppling trees and cutting down power lines.
In Northern Ireland, a woman in her 30s was killed when a tree fell on her car in Co Down.
MeteoGroup's Rob Hutchinson said more bad weather is to be expected, as a result of a powerful jet stream coming in from the Atlantic which is causing low pressure to develop.
He added that Scotland had seen some snow overnight, and predicted around 10cm could fall on high ground.
Mr Hutchinson said: "This band of rain could turn to snow or sleet in areas above 100 metres. In Scotland it is already snowing and here could be up to 10cm in the hills later."
(JM/BMcC)
The Sinegorsk was 14 nautical miles south of Newhaven on its way from Oskarshamn in Russia to Alexandria in Egypt when it got into difficulties as rough seas batter Britain.
The ship, which is being escorted to Portsmouth by a coastguard tug, is not thought to be at "imminent risk".
The vessel with 25 people on board initially is now heading for shelter towards the Isle of Wight.
The crew on board also began to take ballast water into the vessels starboard side to help even the list, which has since reduced her list to 10 degrees.
It was within the traffic separation scheme at the time of the incident.
Dover coastguard has alerted other vessels in the area about the risk of seaborne debris.
The spokesperson added: "The receiver of wrecks has also been kept informed of the sawn timber and its likely impact on the shoreline."
Meanwhile, forecasters have warned more wild weather is expected in the coming week, with strong winds predicted and the chance of snow showers.
During the weekend winds reached more than 100mph in some places, toppling trees and cutting down power lines.
In Northern Ireland, a woman in her 30s was killed when a tree fell on her car in Co Down.
MeteoGroup's Rob Hutchinson said more bad weather is to be expected, as a result of a powerful jet stream coming in from the Atlantic which is causing low pressure to develop.
He added that Scotland had seen some snow overnight, and predicted around 10cm could fall on high ground.
Mr Hutchinson said: "This band of rain could turn to snow or sleet in areas above 100 metres. In Scotland it is already snowing and here could be up to 10cm in the hills later."
(JM/BMcC)
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