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| Rescue under way as car transporter runs aground in Solent | Rescue under way as car transporter runs aground in Solent |
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| A rescue operation is under way after a car transporter ship ran aground in the Solent, off the Isle of Wight. | A rescue operation is under way after a car transporter ship ran aground in the Solent, off the Isle of Wight. |
| The Hoegh Osaka was heading to Germany when it ran on to the Bramble Bank, in the entrance to Southampton Water, at about 21:30 GMT, the RNLI said. | |
| The ship's crew of 25 are being rescued from the water and onboard the vessel, which is listing at 45 degrees. | The ship's crew of 25 are being rescued from the water and onboard the vessel, which is listing at 45 degrees. |
| Four RNLI Lifeboats as well as the Solent Coastguard Helicopter are involved in the rescue. | Four RNLI Lifeboats as well as the Solent Coastguard Helicopter are involved in the rescue. |
| The lifeboats, from Calshot, Cowes and Yarmouth are working with Southampton Patrol and four tug boats, two from Esso and two from Southampton Docks. | The lifeboats, from Calshot, Cowes and Yarmouth are working with Southampton Patrol and four tug boats, two from Esso and two from Southampton Docks. |
| Fred Battison, who lives on the Isle of Wight and can see the vessel from the Cowes seafront, told the BBC he could see crew members being airlifted on to the helicopter. | |
| "It's not something you'd expect to see moored there at a 45-degree angle. | |
| "You often have ships that size - it's about 51,000 tonnes - going through but to see one stationary, in that position, is quite surreal. | |
| "It's on the Bramble Bank, which is a sand bank that moves with the tides and ships are warned about it. | |
| "I don't know why it happened but hopefully no-one has been injured." | |
| The 180m (590ft) transporter, registered in Singapore, set off from Southampton at about 20:20 GMT. | The 180m (590ft) transporter, registered in Singapore, set off from Southampton at about 20:20 GMT. |