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Gemma Ryder & Jacob Farr

US Navy ship RV Petrel righted six weeks after emergency incident in Edinburgh dock

The RV Petrel which toppled in a capital dry dock due to high winds is now back afloat almost a month and a half after the emergency incident took place.

The US Navy ship was righted by two tugs at the Imperial Dock in Leith on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 2, the BBC reports.

Emergency services had raced to the ship and a major operation was undertaken when it tipped at a 45-degree angle on March 22. As many as 35 people were injured during the event, with 23 treated in hospital.

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