BBC Online :
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.
However, no oil is thought to have leaked from the ship.
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.
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.
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.
However, no oil is thought to have leaked from the ship.
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.
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.
