Stricken cargo ship towed to safety

A cargo ship which drifted off the Northern Ireland coast was today safely brought to shore after a five-hour rescue operation.

Stricken cargo ship towed to safety

A cargo ship which drifted off the Northern Ireland coast was today safely brought to shore after a five-hour rescue operation.

The 1,500-tonne Belgian-owned Sesam, with its crew of six Russians, developed engine trouble in the Irish Sea and drifted nine miles off the coast in Millisle, Co Down.

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