The Maltese flagged 6,600 DWT dry cargo ship, TK Bremen, was stranded this morning in high winds on Kerminihy beach at Erdeven, in southern Brittany, near the port of Lorient, France. Some of the 220 tons of fuel on board is reported to be leaking, threatening a local nature preserve.  Winds of over 80 mph were reported today and some 320,000 homes were without electricity due to the storm.

Fuel leaks off cargo ship beached off French coast