Hoegh Osaka - what was on board?

[Munter]

Though the one with a black bag and some parcel tape is probably not the intended protection..

[XAF]

Sorry to drag up a dead thread, but anyone know what eventually happened to all the cars from the Hoegh Osaka?

I seem to remember BMW saying that all the MINI's were fine and would be sold, but what of the JLR products?

[snotrag]

No idea about the cars, but the buses were removed eventually, returned to the manufacturer, reworked/repaired, and then delivered. More damage was done retrieving them from the hold than in the original event. I suspect the same will be true of the plant, and the higher end, more expensive vehicles that may have just had superficial body damage. Probably a different story for any of the mass produced stuff, minis etc.

[wildcat45]

A bloke down the pub - I know - showed me some sts from the vehicle deck. A Range Tiver squashed to half its width. Some looked fine and were sitting on their lashings.

I could see the less damaged stuff maybe going back to JLR as R and D cars. The undamaged cars. I see no reason why they shouldn't be re-despatched to customers.

[KTF]

snotrag said:

No idea about the cars, but the buses were removed eventually, returned to the manufacturer, reworked/repaired, and then delivered. More damage was done retrieving them from the hold than in the original event. I suspect the same will be true of the plant, and the higher end, more expensive vehicles that may have just had superficial body damage. Probably a different story for any of the mass produced stuff, minis etc.

Why was more damage done retrieving them? Could they not be removed the same way they were loaded on?