Lizard and Falmouth RNLI Lifeboats and a rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose rescued the Sea Breeze’s six crew members and then attempted to pump water from the vessel using its own pumps.
But when this failed, the vessel was towed into St Austell Bay by a local tug where repairs were carried out by divers to stop the flow of water into the engine room.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said that negotiations are now underway to take the vessel to a nearby port where it will undergo a safety inspection by surveyors.
The Sea Breeze is an 87m Barbados flagged cargo vessel. It was carrying 2,750 tonnes of limestone and bound for Shoreham at the time of the incident.
