Latest Breaking News

inanna

(3,547 posts) Sat Jan 3, 2015, 08:47 PM Jan 2015

Rescue under way as car transporter runs aground in Solent

Source: BBC

A rescue operation is under way after a car transporter ship ran aground in the Solent, off the Isle of Wight.

The ship was on its way to Germany when it ran on to the Brambles 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.

Four RNLI Lifeboats as well as the Solent Coastguard Helicopter are involved in the rescue.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-30670746

Quite the image at link.

11 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Rescue under way as car transporter runs aground in Solent (Original Post) inanna Jan 2015 OP

Whoa! Suich Jan 2015 #1

Good gravy, that thing is listing like an Italian Cruise Liner!!!!!!!!! MADem Jan 2015 #2

UK is choppy waters Bosonic Jan 2015 #3

That's the worrying one - 8 people missing, and no distress signal muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #4

I was thinking of that one too - it's mayhem on the high seas recently petronius Jan 2015 #5

Cemfjord off Scotland has now sunk; no sign of crew muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #8

The article said that murielm99 Jan 2015 #6

It's on a sandbank; it's not going to sink muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #7

that looks like a channel marker bouy in front of vessel as it sits on its side...? whereisjustice Jan 2015 #9

Not sure which picture you're referring to muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #10

Hoegh Osaka cargo ship 'grounded deliberately' in Solent muriel_volestrangler Jan 2015 #11

Suich

(10,642 posts)

1. Whoa!

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 08:51 PM

Jan 2015

Amazing photo...wonder what they're going to do now.

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. Good gravy, that thing is listing like an Italian Cruise Liner!!!!!!!!!

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 08:53 PM

Jan 2015

Bosonic

(3,746 posts)

3. UK is choppy waters

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 08:59 PM

Jan 2015

Major search after ship overturns off north of Scotland

A major search operation has been launched after a vessel overturned off the north of Scotland.

Eight people are reported to have been on board the Cypriot-registered Cemfjord, a cargo ship carrying cement.

The upturned hull was found by a passing ferry in the Pentland Firth.

The search has now been called off for the night, but the Maritime and Coastguard Agency says a tug will still illuminate the area and warn shipping, until the operation resumes on Sunday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-30667084

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

4. That's the worrying one - 8 people missing, and no distress signal

Reply to Bosonic (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 09:25 PM

Jan 2015

The first anyone knew there was something wrong was the ferry spotting the upturned ship. The one in the Solent is within sight of a coastguard centre and close to multiple lifeboat stations, and is just a question of a mechanical failure causing the ship to leave the channel and hit a sandbank (on which they play cricket once a year):

It is understood a number of casualties have been rescued from the water by lifeboats, whilst many more have been airlifted from the deck of the Hoegh Osaka by Coastguard helicopter and taken to Lee-on-Solent.

One person is believed to have suffered a broken leg.

The Captain and First Officer are to remain on board the vessel, however all other crew members have been taken to safety. It is believed the huge cargo ship suffered a mechanical malfunction, swinging the ship around to port and onto Brambles Bank.

http://www.islandecho.co.uk/news/vehicle-carrier-runs-aground-solent

petronius

(26,602 posts)

5. I was thinking of that one too - it's mayhem on the high seas recently

Reply to Bosonic (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 09:50 PM

Jan 2015

These two, the ferry fire plus two abandoned migrant ships in the Mediterranean, a sunken ferry in DR Congo (if we include fresh waters) - it's been a bad couple of weeks...

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

8. Cemfjord off Scotland has now sunk; no sign of crew

Reply to Bosonic (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 12:40 PM

Jan 2015

and very little hope they're still alive.

Lifeboats searching near the wreck of the Cemfjord have started to return to their home ports, with hopes of finding survivors said to be "very slim".

The ship is believed to have sunk off the north of Scotland. There has been no sign of the eight-strong crew.
...
Searchers have been concentrating their efforts on areas of coastline where debris may have been washed ashore.

An inflatable boat was recovered by a team in Orkney, but the coastguard said they have been unable to confirm if it came from the Cemfjord.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-30670842

murielm99

(30,745 posts)

6. The article said that

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 10:43 PM

Jan 2015

some people may be left aboard to help with future salvage operations.

How can that be safe?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

7. It's on a sandbank; it's not going to sink

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 05:43 AM

Jan 2015

The problem is going to be refloating it - they're gogin to try at high water, about an hour from now. However, the Daily Mail says "three crew members who remained on board the vessel to assist with salvage operations have also been airlifted off the vessel".

whereisjustice

(2,941 posts)

9. that looks like a channel marker bouy in front of vessel as it sits on its side...?

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 02:58 PM

Jan 2015

or is it bouy just put in place to warn other vessels?

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

10. Not sure which picture you're referring to

Reply to whereisjustice (Reply #9)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 05:51 PM

Jan 2015

but the tracking system does show it turned around a marker buoy - the malfunction.

The pink diamond is, I think, the west cardinal buoy for Brambles Bank.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

11. Hoegh Osaka cargo ship 'grounded deliberately' in Solent

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2015, 06:03 PM

Jan 2015

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 ship is now listing at more than 50 degrees and a salvage operation is expected to take several days.
...
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.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-30673439

Reply to this discussion