Fuel has spilled from a cargoship which hit the rocks off North Wales last night.

Two helicopters rescued seven crewmen from the 2,400-dwt Carrier (built 1985) after it crashed off Llandulas while loading limestone, TradeWinds reported this morning.

According to UK authorise the ship is still hard aground with damage to its starboard side.

“A quantity of marine gas oil has leaked from the vessel,” the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said in a statement.

“The