A cargo ship which ran aground in rough seas will be broken up and scrapped, the owners said today.

Environmental officers are today working to safely remove 40,000 litres of fuel from a stricken cargo ship which ran aground in rough seas off the coast of Wales, sparking the rescue of seven crew members.

Rescued crewmen of a fishing trawler which sank off the coast of Donegal were today preparing to fly home as an inquiry was launched into the tragedy which killed six of their colleagues.

Seven people are feared dead after a trawler sank off the Donegal coast.