Lysblink Seaways Towed to Greenock

The Lysblink Seaways is now safely berthed alongside in the Great Harbour at Clydeport, as reported by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Ageny (MCA).

She arrived there at 7.55pm Thursday with the help of Luca and Svtizer Milford tugs, with the Forth Jouster helping where needed. The tug Afon Menai was released and is returning to North Wales.

The towing operation of the cargo vessel to Greenock on the Firth of Clyde started on Wednesday, March 4.

The responsibility for the vessel was returned to the owners DFDS Logistics Rederi AS.

A counter pollution plan has been agreed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Clydeport.

As a contingency arrangement a sorbent boom has been placed around the Lysblink Seaways for the duration alongside the berth, the coastguard said.

Preparations to receive the vessel into the dry dock at Inchgreen are continuing – it is estimated this could be on Wednesday 11^th March.

“It has been a great example of how co-operation between many people and organisations can make a difference in a potentially challenging situation and I’d like to thank everyone who’s been involved, particularly the salvors and the Scottish Environment Group,” Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State’s representative Maritime Salvage and Intervention said.

Lysblink Seaways ran aground north of the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland, on February 18th.