Having swung hard to starboard, the vessel grounded on a sandbank.

Working together, salvage teams from Multraship and URS mobilised a total of nine tugs and salvage craft to refloat the vessel in a quick and efficient operation. The salvors then escorted the vessel to Flushing, where an inspection revealed no structural damage, leaving the Grande Argentina cleared to proceed with its voyage.

On 15 April, the same salvors came to the assistance of the Russian general cargo vessel ‘Aleksandrov’, which grounded on the ebb tide whilst outward bound from Antwerp with a cargo of steel and machinery parts.

Although the salvors responded immediately, it was not possible to refloat the vessel on the same tide. But the salvors, mobilising four tugs under an LOF agreement, righted the vessel in the early hours of 16 April and escorted it to Flushing, where a diving inspection revealed no serious damage.