Wilson Garston ran aground about 1700 GMT 071224 on one of the harbour piers in Helsingborg Sweden.

The ship was bound from Norway to Riga Lettland with a cargo of stone/gravel. The route dog-legs to the west if going south just north of Helsingborg - Helsingör, unfortunally the OOW (1st mate) didn't. He was found to have been Sound (:-)) asleep with a blood alchohol level of 700 ppm and was promptly jailed by the authorities.

The ship was lucky though, it grounded on what is mostly soft sand and came to a stop just short of the rocks forming the lining of the pier. Damage consisted of some buckled plates but she didn't spring a leak and was pulled off by a Danish tug about 1600 GMT this afternoon, 071225. She's cleared to continue her voyage as soon as she's had a new mate coming aboard.

Pictues taken by me at noon using the camera in my phone