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Leith dock worker saw billionaire's ship fall over injuring 33 people in 'scary' accident

A worker on the dock where 33 people were injured when a huge ship suddenly toppled over in high winds has described the experience as "so scary".

The Scottish Ambulance Service said 21 people were taken to hospital following the incident in Leith, Edinburgh, on Wednesday morning, while a further 12 were treated and discharged at the scene.

Pictures from Imperial Docks showed the boat tipped over at a 45-degree angle. A major incident was declared as police, ambulance, the fire service and coastguard responded a report that a ship had become dislodged from its holding.

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