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Massive ship tips over in Edinburgh dockyard, sending 15 people to hospital

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Edinburgh dockyard, which saw a large ship become dislodged from its mooring and tip over at a sharp angle.Emergency crews were sent to the Imperial Dock in Leith after the Petrel, a 76-metre research vessel owned by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, tipped over at about 8:30 a.m.

local time Wednesday.The Scottish Ambulance Service said 25 people were injured when the ship dislodged and 15 people were hospitalized.

The remaining 10 injured were treated and discharged at the scene, according to PA Media. The BBC reports at least one injured person is undergoing surgery.

Read more: ‘Worsening spread’ of deadly fungal infection raising alarm in U.S. Pictures posted of the dislodged ship show the 3,000-tonne vessel leaning at about a 45-degree angle.Major incident at Leith dry dock.

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