Thursday, November 4, 1999 Published at 11:54 GMT
UK: Banana boat holed

A ship carrying a cargo of bananas has been holed after it crashed into a historic light at Portsmouth Harbour.

The 22-strong crew were stranded on board the Monrovian-registered vessel Dole America after it struck the Nab Tower, a World War I look-out post.

Coastguards said there was a slight risk of pollution from fuel on board.

The ship, which was carrying the bananas from Portsmouth to Antwerp in Belgium, also has 527 tonnes of marine fuel on board.