Ferry that ran aground repeatedly off Swedish coast is leaking oil

The grounded ferry Marco Polo and the tug Max are seen outside Horvik, southern Sweden, on October 26 (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP)

A ferry that ran aground off south-eastern Sweden is leaking oil into the Baltic Sea and suffered “extensive damage”, a spokesman for the Swedish coast guard has said.

On October 22, the Marco Polo, operated by TT-Line of Germany, was running between two Swedish ports, Trelleborg and Karlshamn, when it touched ground, sustained damage and started leaking.