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| Hoegh Osaka cargo ship 'grounded deliberately' in Solent | Hoegh Osaka cargo ship 'grounded deliberately' in Solent |
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| A car transporter ship was grounded in the Solent deliberately after it began to list, its owners have said. | |
| The Hoegh Osaka was run aground off the Isle of Wight on Saturday evening after developing problems once it had left Southampton, Ingar Skiaker, chief executive of Hoegh Autoliners said. | The Hoegh Osaka was run aground off the Isle of Wight on Saturday evening after developing problems once it had left Southampton, Ingar Skiaker, chief executive of Hoegh Autoliners said. |
| The ship is now listing at more than 50 degrees and a salvage operation is expected to take several days. | The ship is now listing at more than 50 degrees and a salvage operation is expected to take several days. |
| However, no oil is thought to have leaked from the ship. | However, no oil is thought to have leaked from the ship. |
| Mr Skiaker said it was too early to speculate on the cause of the accident and thanked the rescue teams who took all 25 crew on board to safety. | Mr Skiaker said it was too early to speculate on the cause of the accident and thanked the rescue teams who took all 25 crew on board to safety. |
| 'Severe list' | |
| He said two crew members had been taken to hospital with minor injuries. | He said two crew members had been taken to hospital with minor injuries. |
| He said: "Our vessel developed a severe list shortly after she left port and the pilot and the master took the decision to save the vessel and its crew by grounding her on the bank. | |
| "This showed great skill and seamanship on behalf of our crew when faced with such challenging circumstances." | |
| He added: "Our chief concern now is to ensure there is no environmental damage from this incident. | |
| "There is no oil spill reported at this point however we understand that the UK authorities have brought their spill response to a state of active readiness." | |
| Hugh Shaw, of the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), said there had been no environmental damage. | Hugh Shaw, of the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), said there had been no environmental damage. |
| A temporary 200m exclusion zone has been put in place. | A temporary 200m exclusion zone has been put in place. |
| Three senior officers stayed on board but have now been taken ashore. | Three senior officers stayed on board but have now been taken ashore. |
| The MCA said the vessel was not in a shipping channel, so there is no impact on other ships in the area. | The MCA said the vessel was not in a shipping channel, so there is no impact on other ships in the area. |
| Svitzer, a salvage company, is on its way to the scene to make an initial assessment. | Svitzer, a salvage company, is on its way to the scene to make an initial assessment. |
| The 51,000 tonne ship, which was laden with 1,400 cars, had been on its way to Germany when it developed a problem. |