Cargo ship ‘collides with Royal Navy vessel’ off coast of Falmouth in Cornwall
A cargo ship hit a Ministry of Defence vessel in Cornwall.
Police had been called to Falmouth at around 8am where a cargo ship crashed into a Royal Navy vessel, police say.
Navy campaign group NavyLookout identified the boat as the ‘Smit Yare’.
The ship is a range safety and training vessel run by Smit International, under contract with MoD, they say.
There are no injuries reported yet so far.
A Devon & Cornwall Police spokesman told MailOnline: ‘Police were called to County Wharf, Falmouth docks, at around 8am this morning with a report that a ship had run aground.
‘No injuries have been reported.
‘A cargo ship crashed into a Royal Navy vessel and ran well aground.
‘Police have been at the scene this morning carrying out enquiries.’
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