Cargo ship ‘collides with Royal Navy vessel’ off coast of Falmouth in Cornwall
Cargo ship ‘collides with Royal Navy vessel’ off coast of Falmouth in Cornwall
By Henry Martin For Mailonline
Published: 05:58 EDT, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 06:15 EDT, 1 September 2020
A cargo ship hit a Ministry of Defence vessel in Cornwall.
Police had been called to Falmouth at around 8am where a cargo ship crashed into a Royal Navy vessel, police say.
Navy campaign group NavyLookout identified the boat as the ‘Smit Yare’.
The ship is a range safety and training vessel run by Smit International, under contract with MoD, they say.
There are no injuries reported yet so far.
A Devon & Cornwall Police spokesman told MailOnline: ‘Police were called to County Wharf, Falmouth docks, at around 8am this morning with a report that a ship had run aground.
‘No injuries have been reported.
‘A cargo ship crashed into a Royal Navy vessel and ran well aground.
‘Police have been at the scene this morning carrying out enquiries.’
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