A lifeboat had to be put on standby after a bulk tanker carrying more than 5,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid was left drifting near Orkney. The Maltese-registered West Sailor ignored advice from the coastguard and anchored in the Pentland Firth to carry out repairs.
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about 19 years ago
Acid tanker ‘ignored coastguard’
A lifeboat had to be put on standby after a bulk tanker carrying more than 5,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid was left drifting near Orkney. The Maltese-registered West Sailor ignored advice from the coastguard and anchored in the Pentland Firth to carry out repairs.
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