Giant Russian cargo ship runs aground off Cornwall coast

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A GIGANTIC Russian cargo ship has run aground off a beach in Cornwall this morning.

The ship, with 18 crew on board, is named the Kuzma Minin and is stuck near Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth Bay.

HM Coastguard is currently assisting after the 180-metre bulk carrier dragged her anchor and became grounded at around 5:40am.

Reports suggest there's no cargo on board and no pollution has been caused.

It was moored in Falmouth Bay when its anchor started dragging overnight according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Now an emergency service operation is underway to refloat the vessel when tides rise later in the day.

The RNLI launched out of Falmouth just after 6am with pilot boats from the nearby docks also in the water...

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I thought the Russians had super accurate maps of the ocean floor. I guess that's just their military.

Lines
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I hate to see this, reminds me of that night in 81 and the Union Star. Thank God no lives lost this time. 37 years almost to the night all those souls perished. RIP.

andywilliams
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electronic device./safety system known to the world is in a ship STILL craps out on the Cornish shoreline! It dragged an why didn't it deploy two?

Firebrand
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Giant Russian cargo ship what is giant about this little ship

colinwaller
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It's just off Carrick Roads. A lot of ships anchor offshore in this area.

funkyanimaltheearloffunkdo
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Probably checking out the new Putin 2019 Calendar...

jowilliams
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Send the wreckers out to it let them strip it .

colinwilson
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A GIGANTIC Russian cargo ship...the sun cant even get the facts right it, s just a normal ship

colinwaller
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Porb when all the Russian rapper's are as Putin is deporting them . 😐🤨😅

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