Ship stuck on Bramble Bank.

[KTF]

Max_Torque said:

I like the hand painted white lines on the stern, like the worlds largest protractor! ;-)

You can see the dashes to the right of the loading ramp showing the difference in angle as well.

[ecsrobin]

KTF said:

Max_Torque said:

I like the hand painted white lines on the stern, like the worlds largest protractor! ;-)

You can see the dashes to the right of the loading ramp showing the difference in angle as well.

Banksy strikes again.

[gwm]

fatboy18 said:

I think they might ease the ship up using the tugs to stop it doing just that.

Ships can capsize tied up alongside, so it ain't cover yet!

(For those sensitive souls, I jest!)

[Hooli]

Max_Torque said:

I like the hand painted white lines on the stern, like the worlds largest protractor! ;-)

Me too, proper low tech solution.

[MOTORVATOR]

eccles said:

I know it's a question of scale, but that bit of string connecting the tug to the big boat looks awfully small!

I use 16mm 3 strand poly to tie mine up. I should think they have gone up to at least 25mm if not larger.

[eccles]

MOTORVATOR said:

eccles said:

I know it's a question of scale, but that bit of string connecting the tug to the big boat looks awfully small!

I use 16mm 3 strand poly to tie mine up. I should think they have gone up to at least 25mm if not larger.

I'm used to things being stronger than they look in my job, but a 1" bit of string still seems very small.

[Huntsman]

She hasn't moved yet.

[KTF]

Huntsman said:

She hasn't moved yet.

Well, she is moving all the time as its not nailed to the sea bed

They are planning to move it once the list is reduced further.

[ecsrobin]

A press conference happened at 1230 detailing the plan to move the ship to port in the next 24-48 hours.

[ecsrobin]

The vessel is stable on Aplha Anchorage and the salvage operation is ongoing.

At 10: 30 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 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 attached document shows the route the vessel will take and the timings for the journey. The salvors will remain in charge of the ship until it is safely alongside.

During the towing operation to bring the HOEGH OSAKA in to Southampton Port, a Restricted Airspace (Temporary) (RAT) will be placed 1 mile either side of the navigation route and up to 2000 ft. This is designed to provide essential safety during the towing operation.

[fatboy18]

Thanks for the information, its been brilliant reading your posts, Thank you

[hornetrider]

Yes good stuff. Salvors appear to be earning their money, all very professional, as you would expect.

[ecsrobin]

fatboy18 said:

Thanks for the information, its been brilliant reading your posts, Thank you

To be fair I'm just copying the maritime and coastguard agency's press releases. But they are a good read and the most information we are likely to see for a while.

[FiF]

Nevertheless seconded for taking the trouble with posting the MCA reports.

[eldar]

FiF said:

Nevertheless seconded for taking the trouble with posting the MCA reports.

And Thirded.

[SimesJH]

Fourthed.

[spikeyhead]

and fourthed

[Huntsman]

spikeyhead said:

and fourthed

Sixthed (as we've been double fourthed!)

[ecsrobin]

Cheers gents. Stay tuned for a further update tomorrow then. I do hope a documentary gets made in the style of aircraft investigation but I think it's already mentioned the companies involved will probably not allow it.

[Riff Raff]

This is from an article on the Daily Echo website yesterday. Looking good.......

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/shipping/11739229....