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Lucinda Cameron & Ruth Suter

Leith Docks incident: Fourteen people remain in hospital after ship tipped over

Fourteen crew remain in hospital after a ship tipped over in a dry dock, leaving 35 people injured.

A major incident was declared yesterday at the Imperial Dock in Leith, Edinburgh, after the vessel had become dislodged. Police, ambulances, fire crews and HM Coastguard were scrambled to the dock at 8.35am.

The Petrel, owned by the US Navy, was left leaning against the port at a 45-degree angle. NHS Lothian received 21 patients, with 17 treated at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE) and four at the Western General Hospital (WGH), while two people were taken to hospital in Fife.

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