09 January 2015
A CARGO ship which triggered a massive rescue operation when it became stricken in the Solent was grounded deliberately to prevent it from capsizing, it has emerged
Its owners Hoegh Autoliners said the 590ft-long ship had to be grounded deliberately on the Bramble Bank sandbar after it started listing dangerously. They are still investigating what caused it to tilt.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2900727/Stranded-cargo-ship-refloats-high-tide-days-deliberately-grounded-avoid-capsizing-carrying-1-200-Jaguar-Land-Rover-vehicles.html#ixzz3OEfncTX3
Is this a case of a failure of the ship's automated balance system? If so I'd like to see the safety assessment . . . . !
