Preparations are being made for the next stage of a salvage operation on a cargo vessel which ran aground in the Minch last month.
Good weather has allowed progress to be made aboard MV Kaami which hit rocks between Skye and Lewis on March 23.
It was carrying Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) in pellet form and faced days of being battered by storms.
But now 160 skips worth of cargo have been taken ashore by salvage company Resolve and divers are continuing to carry out internal damage assessments.
Yesterday work continued to transfer cargo submerged inside the hold to another area of the ship for drying. This will be removed from the vessel in the coming days.
Stephan Hennig, the Secretary of State’s Representative Maritime for Salvage and Intervention, said: “The weather forecast continues to look favourable until at least the weekend and good progress is being made. The next stage of the salvage will focus on continuing to assess the internal damage and attempting to temporarily repair damaged sections of the ship.”
The eight Russian crew of the 295ft long ship were airlifted to Stornoway after the baulkcarrier struck trouble in The Minch.
Highland Council said it is monitoring the situation.