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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. | 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. |
| 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. |
| Mr Skiaker said: "We know the vessel was leaving Southampton with some cargo on board and while navigating out of the channel she apparently had a list. | |
| "The captain and master and the pilot on board decided jointly to put the vessel on the sandbank to avoid any more serious problems. | |
| "I think they executed their duties based on their best judgement and we're not second-guessing their actions right now. | |
| "There has been no leakage of any oil or any other substances and that's our primary focus obviously now going forward, that we keep it that way." | |
| Asked whether there were too many vehicles on board, he replied: "No, the vessel was only one-third full." | |
| 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. 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 was 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 transporter, registered in Singapore, set sail from Southampton at about 20:20 GMT on Saturday. | |
| The 51,000-tonne ship, which was laden with 1,400 cars, had been on its way to Germany when it developed a problem. | |
| Four RNLI Lifeboats as well as the Solent Coastguard helicopter were involved in the rescue. |