Germany Bound Car Carrier Grounded

A typical load of export vehicles 

The Hoegh Osaka car carrier was taking cars from the UK to a port in Germany when the ship began to list. The captain decided to try save the crew, ship and its cargo so he intentionally grounded it on a sandbank in the Solent, c. Southampton, UK.

The inventory includes 1,200 Jaguars and Land Rovers, 65 MINIs, 105 JCBs, ten Optare buses and a Rolls-Royce