A ship carrying goods destined for Glasgow ran aground along the banks of the River Clyde this morning.
The Wilson Blyth, which sails under the flag of Barbados, is 88 metres long and 13 metres wide.
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It set sail from Stokmarknes in Norway on Monday, July 11 and last called into port in Greenock this morning around 9am before it set off for Glasgow.
Greenock Coast Rescue were called in to assist the vessel around 11am this morning.
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A spokesperson from the Coastguard said: "We are aware of an incident in Erskine with a vessel that has ran aground, there is no requirement to report this to the Coastguard. We have personnel on scene."
And around 11.50am today they said that they had managed to free it from the river bed and were towing it into Glasgow.
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