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A cargo
ship has run aground on the Dutch coast 20km (12 miles) west of Amsterdam after
its anchor slipped in an overnight storm.
The empty
vessel appeared to be stable after drifting towards the coast and rescue
services said there was no sign of any fuel leak.
It was
named as the 155-metre (500-foot) Aztec Maiden, a Philippine-registered
freighter with a crew of 21.
Tug boats
are being readied to pull the ship free.
There were
no reports of injuries after the ship broke free and drifted, coming to rest on
sand near the North Sea coastal town of Wijk aan Zee.
"As
far as we can judge, the ship is stable," Peter Verburg of the Dutch coast
guard told state broadcaster NOS.
While there
were no reports of oil leaks, the coast guard was "monitoring it very
closely", he added.
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