The fire-ravaged cargo ship involved in a catastrophic collision with an oil tanker in the North Sea is being towed to Aberdeen to be assessed by experts.
The Portuguese-flagged Solong vessel, which was previously, erroneously thought to have been carrying sodium cyanide, struck a US tanker carrying jet fuel off the coast of East Yorkshire earlier this month.
Solong's captain has since been arrested and charged with gross negligence manslaughter as one of his crew remains missing presumed dead.
Now, it has been confirmed the cargo ship, which suffered extensive fire damage as a result of the collision, is being towed to Aberdeen.
The BBC reports Chief Coastguard Paddy O'Callaghan said: "Salvage of the Solong has progressed to enable its relocation to the Port of Aberdeen for safe berthing."
He confirmed the US tanker, the Stena Immaculate, remains in a "stable condition" with salvage work ongoing.
A spokesperson for Ernst Russ, which owns the cargo ship, confirmed it would be "fully assessed by specialist marine assessors and insurers" in Aberdeen.
They said: "We are very aware of the efforts and assistance from all those acting in the response.
"We want to thank everyone who has responded urgently and gallantly to this incident."
The collision between the vessels sparked environmental fears about the prospect of harmful substances spilling into the ocean.
Small, burnt plastic pellets have washed up on shores along the east coast.