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.
The Hoegh Osaka - the stricken car carrier stuck in the Solent for the last 19 days has been brought back to a dock in Southampton.
Salvage experts had to wait for the weather to improve and for tonnes of water to be pumped out of the ship so it could towed upright.
ITV News Correspondent Rupert Evelyn watched the rescue operation:
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