According to an article by BBC, A cargo ship started to drift in the Pentland Firth between Caithness and Orkney after it lost power.
What happened?
On March 28, the 229m (751ft) long, 81,000-tonne bulk carrier Leo Iris broke down and started drifting.
Stornoway Coastguard was concerned the vessel could run aground on rocks at the Skerries, or collide with another ship.
Help dispatched
An emergency tug and Longhope RNLI were alerted. The Leo Iris’ crew managed to make temporary repairs.
The crew were able to restart the engines on Friday and the vessel is currently anchored off South Ronaldsay in Orkney.
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Source: BBC
