'Pelican' Refloated by a Massive Tug Fleet

A record number of tugs and salvage craft refloated Pelican 1 - courtesy Peter Buteijn.

Groundings on the Schelde, with its shallow sandbanks, are not uncommon and when they occur are frequently resolved quickly in salvage operations involving large numbers of local tugs.

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