Update 2: Hoegh Osaka to Be Uprighted This Afternoon Salvage crews are planning to move the grounded car carrier Hoegh Osaka to the almost upright position during this afternoon, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said. At 10: 30 local time today the list had been reduced to 25 degrees. All water has been removed from the car decks and it is anticipated that ballast operations will further reduce the list to 15 – 20 degrees today. At this point Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) investigators will board the ship to gather information for their investigation. A skeleton ship’s crew will also board the ship in preparation for its move back to Southampton Port. The exact time for the ship to move from Alpha Anchorage to Southampton Port has not finally determined when the conditions are right to do so, e.g. confidence in the ship’s stability, ship’s systems have been started up successfully, time of tide, wave and weather conditions. The journey is expected to take four hours. Four tugs will help bring the ship in and the salvor will be assisted by two pilots and the ship’s master. The vessel was originally lying at 52 degrees. MAIB said it has initiated an investigation into the grounding of the car carrier The vessel grounded on the Bramble Bank in the Solent, January 3, having departed from Southampton for Bremerhaven, Germany. Hoegh Osaka self floated at 1.55pm on Wednesday, January 7 at high tide, and was towed to a preferred holding position 2 miles east of the original grounding position, close to the area called Spitbank.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 03:30:41 +0000
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