DATELINE: 30 March 2003

WRECK STAYS PUT AT LANDS END

Coastguard battling to save RMS Mulheim, the cargo ship grounded on rocks at Sennen, Cornwall have determined that it cannot be refloated.
The 1,800 tonne vessel which is registered in Antigua and Barbados, ran aground on Sat 22 March, and a quantity of diesel was lost overboard. Efforts by the Coastguard and a Dutch salvage company resulted in most the remaining pollutants being removed over the following days.
After an inspection by a survey team, it has been decided that the vessel cannot be refloated, and work is underway to remove the cargo of scrap plastic.
The area around Lands End is popular with divers, with sites such as the Runnel Stone and Longships Rock.