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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Croft

Why a stranded Dutch cargo ship crew is getting sweets from British locals

The ship ran aground on 2 March - (Man with Flying Camera/YouTube)

A crew stuck on a beached cargo ship in the Humber estuary has been delivered vital food and water supplies - and will soon receive donations of sweets from concerned locals.

H&S Wisdom became lodged on a sandbank on 2 March after travelling from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, one day earlier - and it may not be able to move again until tides become high enough at the end of this month.

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