UPDATE: CAR CARRIER AGROUND NEAR COWES
The
car carrier ‘Hoegh Osaka’ remains grounded on the Bramble Bank in the
Solent. Salvors from Svitzer have today boarded the vessel.
There
remains no reported pollution from the vessel which rests listing at 45 degrees.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency's Counter Pollution Team will continue to
monitor the vessel which is currently assessed as being stable.
Salvage plans are being developed by Svitzer and will be reviewed by the Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage & Intervention, (SOSREP).
Salvage plans are being developed by Svitzer and will be reviewed by the Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage & Intervention, (SOSREP).
For safety reasons there is a 200 metre exclusion zone around the
grounded vessel and a 1 mile and 2,000 ft air exclusion zone.
There is no impact on vessels transiting the Solent as the vessel is not within a shipping channel.
There is no impact on vessels transiting the Solent as the vessel is not within a shipping channel.