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| Cargo ship: Stricken Solent vessel to be assessed | Cargo ship: Stricken Solent vessel to be assessed |
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| A full assessment of the cargo ship that ran aground in the Solent is due to be carried out by salvage experts. | A full assessment of the cargo ship that ran aground in the Solent is due to be carried out by salvage experts. |
| The Hoegh Osaka was secured overnight after freeing itself from the sandbank at 14:00 GMT on Tuesday. | The Hoegh Osaka was secured overnight after freeing itself from the sandbank at 14:00 GMT on Tuesday. |
| The 51,000-tonne transporter "refloated" itself unexpectedly due to the tide and water being pumped out. | The 51,000-tonne transporter "refloated" itself unexpectedly due to the tide and water being pumped out. |
| It was towed two miles (3.2km) east and is being held by tugs between Cowes and Lee-on-Solent where it will be assessed by salvage company Svitzer. | It was towed two miles (3.2km) east and is being held by tugs between Cowes and Lee-on-Solent where it will be assessed by salvage company Svitzer. |
| The list of the ship remains unchanged and a decision on the next phase of the salvage operation is due to be made after an assessment. | The list of the ship remains unchanged and a decision on the next phase of the salvage operation is due to be made after an assessment. |
| Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State's representative for maritime salvage and intervention said monitoring equipment had been placed on board to give an early warning if it begins to list further. | Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State's representative for maritime salvage and intervention said monitoring equipment had been placed on board to give an early warning if it begins to list further. |
| "Now she's in deeper water, in a safer place, we're in a position to start discussing the process of slowly moving ballast water internally around the vessel and hopefully we'll see the list reducing," he added. | "Now she's in deeper water, in a safer place, we're in a position to start discussing the process of slowly moving ballast water internally around the vessel and hopefully we'll see the list reducing," he added. |
| Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) for the Port of Southampton said its generators have now failed, turning off its on-board lighting which had previously illuminated the ship. | Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) for the Port of Southampton said its generators have now failed, turning off its on-board lighting which had previously illuminated the ship. |
| 'Self-floated' | 'Self-floated' |
| The ship was run aground on Bramble Bank on Saturday evening. | The ship was run aground on Bramble Bank on Saturday evening. |
| The Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the vessel had "self-floated at high water" on Tuesday. | The Marine and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the vessel had "self-floated at high water" on Tuesday. |
| Svitzer had hoped to refloat the vessel at high tide but this was delayed after the discovery of more water on the vessel. | Svitzer had hoped to refloat the vessel at high tide but this was delayed after the discovery of more water on the vessel. |
| At a news conference on Tuesday, Bram Sperling of Svitzer said there was some water inside because of a "small opening in the vessel" that had since been closed. | At a news conference on Tuesday, Bram Sperling of Svitzer said there was some water inside because of a "small opening in the vessel" that had since been closed. |
| A refloat was the preferred option to avoid further damage to the ship from the sandbank. | A refloat was the preferred option to avoid further damage to the ship from the sandbank. |
| Salvage experts from Svitzer boarded the ship on Monday and began carrying out an assessment to form a rescue plan. | Salvage experts from Svitzer boarded the ship on Monday and began carrying out an assessment to form a rescue plan. |
| The Singapore-registered transporter set sail for Germany at about 20:20 GMT on Saturday, shortly before being deliberately run aground by the crew. | |
| There are 1,400 cars on board, including 1,200 Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles and 65 Minis, as well as 105 JCB machines and 500 tonnes of fuel. | There are 1,400 cars on board, including 1,200 Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles and 65 Minis, as well as 105 JCB machines and 500 tonnes of fuel. |
| Two crew members out of 25 rescued by RNLI Lifeboats and the Solent Coastguard on Saturday suffered non-life threatening injuries. | Two crew members out of 25 rescued by RNLI Lifeboats and the Solent Coastguard on Saturday suffered non-life threatening injuries. |
| Two senior officers and a pilot stayed on board before being taken ashore. | Two senior officers and a pilot stayed on board before being taken ashore. |