Leith port accident: Multiple people taken to hospital after ship topples over at dry dock
Telegraph, 22 Mar 2023
Fifteen people have been taken to hospital after a ship toppled over in a dry dock in Scotland's capital.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said 25 people were injured when the vessel became dislodged from its holding at Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh.
Police, ambulances and the fire service were called to the scene at around 8.30am. Pictures posted on social media showed the research vessel Petrel leaning at a 45-degree angle.
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The Scottish Ambulance Service said 25 people were injured when the vessel became dislodged from its holding at Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh.
Police, ambulances and the fire service were called to the scene at around 8.30am. Pictures posted on social media showed the research vessel Petrel leaning at a 45-degree angle.
#leith #edinburgh #scotland
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