Ocean Adventures
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Hoegh Osaka 180 metre long car transporter is aground on Bramble Bank Listing 45 degrees Tugs and helicopters on scene.
Ship aground on Brambel bank?
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KevinT1
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also over on the Motor Boat forum
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?418078-Hoegh-Osaka-aground-on-Bramble-Bank
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?418078-Hoegh-Osaka-aground-on-Bramble-Bank
Tam Lin
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At first I thought this was a dodgy AIS transponder a la East Coast Forum but if the rescue services are there then it is real. Let's hope everyone is safe.
Appledore
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Apparently one crew member has a broken arm and a broken leg. Being lifted-off by helicopter.
Tam Lin
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Just had a look on the AIS website. Lifeboat currently in attendance plus several other vessels. The ship shows a funny track, making to leave the solent westwards then turns to port and heads back the way it came. Was it a loss of power leading to it getting blown / carried on to the bank? I suppose I could look at wind / tide direction but I am going to bed!
Just_sayin'
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Pop over to the other link, picture showing it really leaning over with 4 hours to go to LW :nonchalance:
Tam Lin
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Whoops!
VicS
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Normal route, passing to the west of W bramble buoy then tuning towards the SE to pass south of S.Bramble and off down the eastern Solent.
Looks as though the steering may have failed while making the turn to port ........and continued turning to port until it hit the Brambles bank
Chart of the area http://www.visitmyharbour.com/harbo...87F4/chart-of-central-solent-inc-bramble-bank
Wind NNE about 10 knots according to Bramblemet
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aslabend
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Here's a screenshot of it's AIS path, seems to turn round the west bramble cardinal.
duncan99210
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BBC report seems to imply a list developed after leaving Southampton which led to her winding up on the Bank.
sailorman
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RichardTaylor
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Sky News live as ever, with some great comments.
Helecopter from "Dead-louse"
"Question will be asked why this ship was travelling so close to a sandbank"
Helecopter from "Dead-louse"
"Question will be asked why this ship was travelling so close to a sandbank"
dylanwinter
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The pollution potential is huge - let us hope they get her off before the strong wind arrives
but she does look seriously aground
be better if it was a twin keeler
D
but she does look seriously aground
be better if it was a twin keeler
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sailorman
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we will see how good those car hand brakes are now
Tam Lin
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Good morning Vic. Thanks for telling me about the route, being an east coaster I am not familiar with the Solent. Looking at the AIS track it does look like the ship just kept turning until it hit the bank. BTW your chart link didn't work on my iPad.
Good morning Vic. Thanks for telling me about the route, being an east coaster I am not familiar with the Solent. Looking at the AIS track it does look like the ship just kept turning until it hit the bank. BTW your chart link didn't work on my iPad.
alant
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Funny report, when pictures show it with bows 'north', so entering port.
Chris_Robb
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Height of tide last night was 4.3m, tidal predictions show 4.3 going to 4.4 on Thursday. So a few days to get her off. But plenty of wind Wednesday night to blow her on more! Good time (NOT) to go aground near top of springs. Pressure has risen from 1028 last night to 1036 now, so I suspect the tide will not reach last nights high.
Was she in Ballast - ie returning to Deutschland to load more BMWs?
Was she in Ballast - ie returning to Deutschland to load more BMWs?
dylanwinter
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better if it was empty - less engine oil to get dribbled into the solent
if it is the BMW transporter maybe it was tryng to overtake the Audi one and got carried away
Iain C
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I agree Vic...that's what the track looks like, however the pics on Sky news show the helm hard to stbd. I guess the helm could have gone over as the ship settled, however looks a bit odd...
http://news.sky.com/story/1401706/crew-rescued-after-car-carrier-runs-aground
sarabande
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pretty certain that any cars onboard will be for sale with "cosmetic damage"...