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Melbridge Bilbao – Isle of Molène

A container ship which failed to change course as required to enter the upstream channel in the Ushant traffic separation scheme. It went aground on the rocks of the Isle of Molène at full speed (17 knots). A tricky operation undertaken by the Abeille Flandre and the SNSM (French Sea Rescue) to tow it away from this area of flush reef, thereby preventing it from going aground a second time and thus causing the loss of the vessel with potentially disastrous consequences for the environment in this ecologically sensitive area.