The MV Danio has run aground after it hit rocks on the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast.
Adverse weather will mean a cargo ship which ran aground in a wildlife haven will stay put for at least a week after it crashed, a salvage official has said.
The MV Danio was heading from Perth to Antwerp in Belgium when it got caught on rocks near a lighthouse in the Farne Islands, three miles off the Northumberland coast, at 4.30am on Saturday.
The vessel, carrying timber, was badly damaged. However, there were no reports of any fuel leak after it got stuck on the Blue Caps, close to the Longstone Lighthouse.
The vessel is caught on a level area of reef and is stuck in a spot with limited manoeuvrability.
Government official Hugh Shaw, who will oversee the rescue attempt, said plans to refloat at high tide last night did not go ahead because of strong winds.
