HALIFAX - People are being advised to stay away from a grounded bulk carrier on Nova Scotia's Scatarie Island.

The MV Miner has been grounded on the island for three weeks and has been extensively damaged by waves.

Karen White, a spokeswoman for the provincial Environment Department, says the 230-metre freighter has become a bit of a tourist attraction.

White says the province has no reports of people actually getting on the ship, which is grounded on the shore.

But she says the ship isn't safe to board and could break up at any time.

The MV Miner was being towed to Turkey as scrap when the line to a tug broke and it went adrift.