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On April 10, 2016, the freighter 'Hestia' experienced a grounding incident on a sandbank near Skagen at precisely 6:09 p.m. Fortunately, the event was largely uneventful due to the sandy composition of the seabed. With the high tide anticipated on April 11, the vessel has received the go-ahead to attempt to free itself from the sandbank. Local authorities, including the North Jutland Police and Skagen Rescue Station, conducted checks on both the ship and its crew. Thankfully, drug tests returned negative results, classifying the grounding as an accident rather than a deliberate act. The 'Hestia', carrying a cargo of steel rolls, was traveling from Ijmuiden to Halmstad. Following the successful recovery operation, the ship managed to refloat and made its way to the factory quay at the port of Skagen, where it docked at 1:30 a.m. on April 12.