Cargo ship blocks River Arun in Littlehampton: harbour provides update
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The cargo ship MV Elise was stretched across the river on Friday (September 18).
According to Littlehampton harbour master Harry Gregory, some of the mooring lines keeping the ship at its berth ‘parted’, causing it to slip away and rotate across the river.
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Hide AdDue to it being low tide, the 80m-long ship then became beached in this position, near the Arun View Pub in Wharf Road.
In a post on Facebook at 11.30pm last night, Littlehampton Harbour said: “MV ELISE has been refloated without incident and is now back at her berth.
“The port has been reopened to all traffic via VHF broadcast.
“We would like to thank all harbour users for their patience and cooperation.”
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