When the car carrier Hoegh Osaka capsized between Southampton and the I.O.W. which hazard was it trying to avoid?
MV Hoegh Osaka vessel. As the list increased, the ship's propeller and rudder came clear of the water. The ship grounded on the Bramble Bank off the Isle of Wight at 21:15, and settled with a list that would eventually reach 52°. According to the owners they beached the vessel intentionally on the Bramble Bank in the Solent, At 21:19 the D-class inshore lifeboat from Calshot Lifeboat Station was called out. The tugs "Svitzer Ferriby" and "Svitzer Surrey", in Southampton Water at the time, were also sent to the assistance of "Hoegh Osaka". Additional Severn-class lifeboats were called out from Cowes and Yarmouth,
MV Hoegh Osaka MV Hoegh Osaka Hoegh Osaka is a roll-on/roll-off car carrier ship that was built in 2000 as Maersk Wind for A P Møller, Singapore. She was sold to Höegh Autoliners (Leif Höegh & Co) in 2008 and later renamed "Hoegh Osaka" in August 2011. On 3 January 2015 she developed a severe list and was intentionally grounded in the Solent. Her 24 crew and a pilot were subsequently rescued. The ship is long overall ( between perpendiculars), with a beam of . She has a depth of . Her draught is . The ship is powered by a Mitsubishi 8UEC60LS