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Friday, 8 June 2007, 14:55 GMT 15:55 UK

Your pictures of beached freighter

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Daniel Conway sent us these pictures of a coal freighter which ran aground at Nobby's Beach, Newcastle, Australia, after heavy seas and freak storms.

Waves hitting the vessel

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Huge seas forced the Pasha Bulker towards the coast.

Helicopter winching crew to safety

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Twenty-one crewmen were winched to safety and were reported to be in good health.

Helicopter winching crew to safety

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Environmentalists have said the vessel could break up and leak fuel into the sea, causing a maritime disaster.

Helicopter winching crew to safety

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The storm surge ripped the ship from its moorings and pushed it into a sand bank early Friday, state police said.

Helicopter winching crew to safety

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The ship was not carrying any cargo and no one was injured.

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Rescue helicopters airlifted the Filipino crew of the vessel to safety at a nearby park, where paramedics examined them and said they were in good health.

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