Lands End Shipwreck, RMS Mulheim runs aground in Cornwall

The 1,846-tonne RMS Mulheim was making passage from Cork to Lubeck, Germany, when she ran aground between Land's End and Sennen at 0500 GMT on Saturday 22nd March 2003

The six-strong Polish crew were airlifted to safety by a rescue helicopter from RNAS Culdrose. They were taken to the Sennen Cove Lifeboat Station, where they were treated for shock.

The RMS Mulheim was loaded with more than 2,200 tonnes of car scrap metal.