The ship could be pulled off by two tugboats after it had been emptied of ballast water. It could then proceed under its own power towards the harbor and at quarter past eleven it was moored.
On board the Meshka there are approximately 938,000 liters of oil. The Coast Guard and rescue services had prepared for possible oil leaks, but did not need to act.
Fortunately, everything went super well, says Fredrik Hallerström, rescue leader at the Coast Guard.
Next, the ship's hull will be inspected by divers. Only when the inspection has been done and the ship has been approved will it be allowed to leave the harbor.
The Panama-flagged cargo ship was on its way to a Russian port when it ran aground in Öresund off Landskrona last Saturday. No person was injured but the captain is suspected of negligence in maritime traffic. The investigation is led by a prosecutor, writes the Coast Guard in a press release.
Corrected: Earlier there was an incorrect report about how the legal process looks.
