"Ship Accident at Edinburgh Dockyard Leaves Multiple Injuries"

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"Ship Accident at Edinburgh Dockyard Leaves Multiple Injuries"
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A research vessel, Petrel, has tipped over at a dockyard in Edinburgh, injuring 25 people. Fifteen people were taken to hospital and ten were treated at the scene. A major incident was declared after the 3,000-tonne vessel became dislodged from its holding on a dry dock. Emergency services, including five ambulances, an air ambulance, three trauma teams, a special operations team, three paramedic response units, and a patient transport vehicle, were sent to the scene. People have been asked not to attend A&E at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh unless it is an emergency.

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