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Huge cargo ship that went adrift for days towed to Spain

Stricken vessel Modern Express, is seen dramatically listing being towed by another ship via a cable, near the northern Spanish port of Bilbao, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. A large cargo ship that went adrift last week in the Bay of Biscay is poised to arrive in the northern Spanish port of Bilbao following a towing operation that has lasted days. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) Stricken vessel Modern Express, is seen dramatically listing being towed by another ship via a cable, near the northern Spanish port of Bilbao, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. A large cargo ship that went adrift last week in the Bay of Biscay is poised to arrive in the northern Spanish port of Bilbao following a towing operation that has lasted days. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

By Associated Press February 3, 2016 1 min read

MADRID (AP) – A large cargo ship that went adrift last week in the Bay of Biscay is nearing the northern Spanish port of Bilbao following a towing operation that has lasted days.

Images Wednesday morning showed the listing, 164-meter (538-foot) Modern Express being towed by another ship via a cable.

The crew on the Panama-registered vessel was evacuated after issuing a distress call on Jan. 26. The ship is carrying 3,600 tons of wood and equipment.

Authorities had feared it would run aground in southwestern France.