Work to recover Resolute ship stranded on Welsh coast almost complete

The operation to recover a ship which ran aground off the coast of Pembrokeshire is nearing completion.

It is thought that the Resolute, a 24m (78.7ft) guard boat for an offshore wind farm near Ireland, had drifted onto rocks in west Wales in rough seas on December 11 last year.

The vessel became stranded near Fishguard, where four crew members were rescued by lifeboat and HM Coastguard said the vessel remained aground and the responsibility of its owner.

Specialist marine contractors Jevington Logistics, from Pembroke Dock, started recovering the stranded ship on 29 June.

The company said it used an excavator with shears attached on a 36m (111.5ft)-long barge to cut the vessel up into large sections.

These sections were then cut into smaller pieces by staff using oxy-propane torches, before being sent to a local company to be recycled.

Steve Bradley, operations director with Jevington Logistics, estimated there would be a total of 110 tonnes of steel salvaged from the “well-built” ship while speaking from a tugboat as the dismantling work continued nearby.