Stricken cargo ship back in port
Salvage crews have managed to board a huge cargo ship stranded on the Solent after it was deliberately ran aground.
The £60 million cargo being unloaded from Hoegh Osaka
Work continues on the carrier Hoegh Osaka which is moored at Berth 101 at Southampton Port.
The Singapore-registered vessel, which has a cargo of 1,400 cars and 105 pieces of construction equipment, worth an estimated £60 million, was beached deliberately on Bramble Bank sandbank, near Southampton, on January 3 after it began listing as it left port.
A large stone cutter machine weighing more than 30 tonnes was in the way of crews being able to remove other cargo from the ship, which also includes JCB construction equipment.
Once moved, it is likely the other vehicles can be driven off under their own power, a spokesperson from Hoegh Autoliners said.
The company hope the discharge operation will be over by the end of the week.
An investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch is underway.
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