LONDON — Footage captured Sunday from a drone shows a 51,000-tonne car transporter leaning by 52 degrees on a sandbank between Southampton and the Isle of Wight
The Höegh Osaka was deliberately run aground Saturday evening after it began to list shortly after it left the Port of Southampton bound for Germany
The 25 crew members onboard the ship were all safely rescued by lifeboats and a coastguard helicopter, two were taken to hospital. The Höegh Osaka is a 179-metre, Singapore-registered cargo ship built in 2000
It's not yet clear how the Höegh Osaka got into difficulty. When asked, the company that owns the ship said it was only one-third full. Read more...
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