The captain and an officer of a general cargoship have been arrested followings its grounding off Sweden.

The Swedish coastguard said the 3,000-dwt Atlantic (built 1980) got stuck on Saturday off Oskarshamn.

The hull is up against rocks in three places, but no pollution or injuries have been reported.

Coast guard rescue leader Filip Lundgren said there are still 44,000 litres of diesel on board, plus other oils.