View Full Version : Solent : Ship /Car Carrier Runs Aground - can they bring it upright?
arista
04-01-2015, 10:51 AM
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/01/04/24672F7400000578-2895837-image-a-1_1420366760402.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/01/04/24673E0F00000578-0-image-a-8_1420366910691.jpg
5 crew of stricken cargo ship rescued from the sea and the vessel's deck after it ran aground off the Isle of Wight
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2895837/Car-transporter-cargo-ship-runs-aground-Isle-Wight.html#ixzz3NqvjvKeC
Sort it out Lads
Kizzy
04-01-2015, 10:55 AM
How on earth did they manage that?... :/
arista
04-01-2015, 11:04 AM
How on earth did they manage that?... :/
http://news.sky.com/story/1401706/crew-rescued-after-car-carrier-runs-aground
there is a group of 13 photos
on that link
and a Lump of Sand is there
they locals even play cricket on it (photo 7)
Creggle
04-01-2015, 11:15 AM
This takes some serious talent to accomplish
Northern Monkey
04-01-2015, 11:17 AM
Somebody's getting retrained.lol
arista
04-01-2015, 04:12 PM
They are saying all the New cars inside would have rolled down to the side.
It came from Southampton
taking Cars/Trucks abroad.
It had guide ships in front of it
as it was a Clear Day and no need to hit that Massive Sand mound
its now going to be 3 days before another High Tide.
arista
05-01-2015, 04:22 PM
So now the Capt claims he did it on purpose
as he was tilting bad.
Why The Feck do they Put to many cars in one go
its only going to Germany
1,200 New Land Rovers and Jaguar Cars in it
Also 1 Rolls Royce
65 minis
105 JCB machines
Thats big money
arista
07-01-2015, 01:36 PM
The Big Ship
has moved upright
and is now being tugged
lucky them
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