Cattle offloaded from aground ship
About 280 cattle were rescued when a ship taking them to a slaughterhouse ran aground on King Island between Tasmania and the Australia mainland
The animals were stuck on the ship Matthew Flinders for nearly 24 hours before it was decided to remove them while efforts to free the ship continued. The ship reportedly went aground after it lost its propeller.
Only one of the animals was thought to have drowned in the operation.
Cattle offloaded from aground ship
