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Stricken Solent ship towed back to shore

Nineteen days after it was deliberately grounded on a sandbank in the Solent, the stranded car carrier Hoegh Osaka has been towed back to shore.

The Hoegh Osaka was deliberately run aground on a sandbank between Southampton and the Isle of Wight on January 3rd when crew realised it was in trouble.

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Coastguard: No attempt to right Solent grounded cargo ship

Coastguard: No attempt to right Solent grounded cargo ship Credit: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

There has been no attempt to right the cargo ship which ran aground in the Solent the Maritime and Coastguard has told ITV News.

A spokesman said no attempt had yet been made and it was not expected today.

The car carrier ‘Hoegh Osaka’ remains grounded on the Bramble Bank in the Solent. All crew members were evacuated from the vessel overnight by Coastguard rescue helicopter and RNLI lifeboats.

There is no reported pollution from the vessel which remains listing at 45 degrees and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's Counter Pollution Team will continue to monitor the vessel which is currently assessed as being stable.

– Maritime and Coastguard statement

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