Passenger ship runs aground at Oban Bay

Dive teams will inspect a passenger ship that has been brought safely to anchor after it ran aground on the west coast of Scotland.

The ship ran aground in Oban Bay. Picture: Oban Lifeboat

The ship, the Serenissima, became lodged on sand and gravel in Oban Bay at around 6.30pm yesterday, the coastguard said.

None of the 61 passengers or 51 crew members was injured during the incident.

The Serenissima, an 87-metre vessel, ran aground at the bow at a spot known as the Corran Ledge as it made its way from Ireland to the port of Oban.

The Martime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said there were no reports of injuries, and no reports of pollution or of water entering the ship.

Strong winds hampered initial attempts by the crew and the Oban RNLI lifeboat team to rescue the vessel, but it was eventually re-floated at about 1.10am, the MCA said.

The Serenissima is now anchored in Oban Bay and will undergo a dive inspection later today.