A veteran general cargoship has been forced aground in a storm in Tunisia.

Local reports said a Togo-flagged vessel ended up on a beach in Bizerte.

Video footage shows it to be the 3,000-dwt Hamada S (built 1977), operated by Sayoss Shipping of Turkey.

The ship, with 10 crew, had arrived from Algeria more than two weeks ago and was destined for a repair yard, but was prevented from docking due to bad weather.