A cargo ship which ran aground in the Sound of Mull on Friday has been helped by lifeboats into Oban harbour. The Norwegian coaster, which is called Fri Ocean, is now anchored in the harbour, awaiting ...

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Tourists and local people were treated to a spectacular show when a 30ft sperm whale turned up on the coast off a Scots town. Fears for the whale's safety in the bay's shallow waters were growing as ...

DIVE teams were preparing to inspect a passenger ship that ran aground on the west coast of Scotland. The ship, the Serenissima, became lodged on sand and gravel in Oban Bay at around 6.30pm yesterday ...

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