Salvage experts were today attempting to remove 180 tonnes of oil from a cargo vessel which ran aground on rocks.

The crew of a cargo vessel carrying hazardous chemicals was evacuated today after it ran aground on rocks.

Two of the eight crew members from the stricken boat grounded off Mull in Scotland are still on board the vessel, but are due to be taken off by lifeboat later this morning.

A major coastguard operation was under way today after a cargo ship ran aground on rocks off a Scottish island.