Crew onboard a 31,000-tonne cargo ship that left Cork had to be rescued after their vessel collided with rocks and narrowly missed the Wolf Rock Lighthouse off the coast of Cornwall on Monday.
The ship came within 135ft of the lighthouse in the Celtic sea due to loss of control resulting from engine failure.
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The ship left Ringaskiddy in Cork at 20:16 on Sunday and the Cornwall Coastguard was alerted to the collision at 9:10am.
Onboard were 22 crew members and three passengers, all of whom reported no injuries, and were evacuated as part of a combined rescue effort by RNLI lifeboats, a coastguard helicopter and a passenger ferry which had been heading to the Isles of Scilly.
The 195m long cargo ship, built in 2009 and sailing under the flag of Malta, was bound for Zeebrugge in Belgium before the loss of engine power.
It is understood that the ship's ballast tanks suffered damage but the overall condition of the vessel is stable and no pollution occurred.
It has been safely refloated and towed by tug to safety in Cornwall after an overnight operation.
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