Solent Stricken Ship Is Pumped Out of 3,000 Tonnes of Water

9th January 2015

#SolentGrounding- Poor weather is hampering operations to right the listing car-transporter Hoegh Osaka, reports BBC News.

Up to 3,000 tonnes of water is being pumped out of the hold of the cargo ship which ran aground in the Solent.

The Hoegh Osaka has been secured two miles (3.2km) east of the Bramble Bank sandbank from which as previously reported the vessel had freed itself on Wednesday.

Salvors said they were confident a "thin film of oil" on the water could be contained within the ship.

A spokesman for owners Hoegh Autoliners said work could be slowed down by forecast bad weather.

The 51,000-tonne vehicle transporter "refloated" itself unexpectedly at 14:00 GMT due to the high tide.

It was towed two miles east of Bramble Bank, where it was grounded on Saturday, and is being held by tugs between Cowes and Lee-on-Solent.

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Jehan Ashmore is a marine correspondent, researcher and photographer, specialising in Irish ports, shipping and the ferry sector serving the UK and directly to mainland Europe. Jehan also occasionally writes a column, 'Maritime' Dalkey for the (Dalkey Community Council Newsletter) in addition to contributing to UK marine periodicals.

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