Cargo ship runs aground near Sweden's Varberg Port

Plans are being drafted for the ship's refloating in collaboration with the Swedish Coast Guard, which has also begun conducting an investigation to determine whether the incident was the result of negligence.

The 2024-built CL Flanders is owned by Antwerp-based shipping company the Conti-Lines Group.

Like her sister ship CL Nogaro, she has been operating primarily on shortsea routes within Europe, including on trips transporting timber between the UK and the Baltic region.