Singaporean ship stranded off Mombasa coast rescued

Ill-fated MV JS Danube being pulled from coral rocks where it grounded on Saturday. The ship, loaded with 46,000 tons of coal went aground while entering the Port of Mombasa. The rescue was led by Kenya Ports Authority General Manager Operations Captain Twalib Khamisi. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]

A team of South African, Dutch and Kenyan vessel rescue experts have re-floated a Singaporean ship that had been stranded off the Mombasa port after running aground last week.

On Saturday evening, MV JS Danube, laden with 46,000 metric tonnes of coal with 46 Ukrainian crew was re-floated and tugged into anchorage at Kilindini harbour.