Ship runs aground in Novorossiysk

18 Feb, 2007 18:07 / Updated 17 years ago

A ship carrying more than a thousand tons of fuel oil has run aground in the southern Russian sea port of Novorossiysk. The incident happened as the vessel was changing its anchoring place.

According to the latest reports, no one from the seven members of the crew has been injured.Rescue services prepared to pipe the fuel from the ship and then lift it from the ground.However, officials said there has been no environmental risk so far.