Boss: Crew 'showed great skill' in grounding car carrier

The crew of a car carrier stranded next to a busy shipping lane “showed great skill” after grounding the ship deliberately to prevent it from capsizing, its owner has said.

The 51,000 tonne Hoegh Osaka became stricken on the Bramble Bank between Southampton and the Isle of Wight after it sailed from the Hampshire port with its cargo of 1,400 cars.