“Better weather conditions mean there is a window to do this work between 3am and midday,” the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said.

In total 153t of fuel will be pumped from the 7,500-dwt Lysblink Seaways (built 2000) onto the tug Kingdom of Fife.

Hugh Shaw, the UK Secretary of State’s Representative for Maritime Salvage & Intervention said: “The wind is expected to moderate which means there is an opportunity to carry out this work.

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