MADRID—Gibraltar authorities said Tuesday that a cargo ship has been beached to prevent it from sinking after it collided with a liquefied natural gas carrier in the Bay of Gibraltar.
A government spokesman said that the situation was under control and the ship was not in danger. He said there had been no environmental impact so far. The government said booms had been placed in the area to contain any possible fuel seepage.
No one was injured in the collision. The crew of the cargo ship—the 584-foot, Tuvalu-registered OS 35—remains on board.
A Gibraltar government statement said the cargo ship sustained “significant damage to the vessel’s starboard side,” including a gash below the waterline measuring approximately 32 feet by 13 feet….