Police said the vessel suffered "significant damage" and that a tug boat had been sent overnight from Invergordon to tow it to port.

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Italian authorities were able to raise the boat and tow it to port, where it could be examined.

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Officials now hope to have the ship upright by late June or early July and to tow it to some port by September.

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The Vos Sailor is still adrift in the North Sea and a salvage team will tow it to port.

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"Really, the safe thing to do was to tow the vessel back into port rather than re-energize the power system that was damaged by fire, " he said.

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The incident started at about 21:30 GMT on Sunday when the 70m (230ft) tug slowed to check a problem with the tow and was struck on the port side by the Moto Vessel Emsstrom.

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