Leith Docks: Pictures show multi-agency response following emergency incident at dry dock after ship named Petrel partially topples over
The Petrel began to tilt to one side at Imperial Dock in Leith just after 08:30.
The vessel is thought to have been dislodged after high winds with images showing the vessel leaning at a 45-degree angle.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said it had dispatched five ambulances, an air ambulance, three trauma teams and a special operations team.
1. Emergency services have been called to a dry dock after a ship partially toppled over.
The Scottish Ambulance Service sent five ambulances, an air ambulance, three trauma teams and other resources to the scene, while the fire service also attended. Photo: Andy O'Brien
2. Emergency services at Imperial Dock in Leith
Emergency services at Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh, where a ship has become dislodged from its holding and is partially toppled over. Picture date: Wednesday March 22, 2023. Photo: Andrew Milligan
3. A ship named Petrel has become dislodged and tipped over at an angle.
Pictures posted on social media show the vessel leaning at a 45-degree angle. Photo: Andrew Milligan
4. The scale of the tilt
Emergency services at Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh, where a ship has become dislodged from its holding and is partially toppled over. Photo: Andrew Milligan