France: Listing cargo ship successfully towed from French coast

A team of maritime experts continued to tow the listing Modern Express cargo ship away from the French coast in the Bay of Biscay, Tuesday, after a Spanish tugboat was successfully connected to the tilting vessel on Monday. Spokesperson for the local maritime authorities Louis-Xavier Renaux said on Monday that, after several failed attempts, the Spanish tugboat had “managed to pivot it, point it towards the open sea and begin towing it.“ French authorities feared that the Panamanian-registered Modern Exp