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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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Stricken Solent ship finally on its way back to shore

A 51,000-tonne cargo ship that has been stranded in the Solent since the new year is finally being towed back to Southampton.

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.

Previous efforts to re-float the ship had to be abandoned when salvage experts discovered the vessel had taken on more water than thought.

ITV News Correspondent Rupert Evelyn reports:

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