Dedworth
27th January 2015, 20:06
Will their new owners still want them? Hundreds of luxury Land Rovers finally back on dry land after traumatic journey on capsized transporter – and some of them haven't survived the trip so well
Dozens of luxury Range Rovers and a Porsche have started to be driven off an ill-fated large car transporter ship
The Hoegh Osaka was deliberately grounded in the Solent on January 3 after it started to list at 52 degrees
Attempts to get the 52,000-tonne vessel to float failed and heavy winds and rain hampered efforts to get it to land
During strong winds a tug boat hit side of the vessel and an excavator shifted and punched a hole in the side of ship
About 3,000 tonnes of water were pumped out and when the list was reduced the boat was towed to Southampton
It arrived on January 22 and officials began driving off the first of 1,400 cars on board - mostly Range Rovers - today
A £260,000 Rolls Royce Wraith is still believed to be on the vessel and a Porsche Boxter was driven off the ship
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2928552/Hundreds-luxury-Land-Rovers-finally-dry-land-traumatic-journey-capsized-transporter-haven-t-survived-trip-well.html#ixzz3Q3B30SHb
Dozens of luxury Range Rovers and a Porsche have started to be driven off an ill-fated large car transporter ship
The Hoegh Osaka was deliberately grounded in the Solent on January 3 after it started to list at 52 degrees
Attempts to get the 52,000-tonne vessel to float failed and heavy winds and rain hampered efforts to get it to land
During strong winds a tug boat hit side of the vessel and an excavator shifted and punched a hole in the side of ship
About 3,000 tonnes of water were pumped out and when the list was reduced the boat was towed to Southampton
It arrived on January 22 and officials began driving off the first of 1,400 cars on board - mostly Range Rovers - today
A £260,000 Rolls Royce Wraith is still believed to be on the vessel and a Porsche Boxter was driven off the ship
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/01/27/251D962400000578-0-image-a-34_1422375870118.jpg
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2928552/Hundreds-luxury-Land-Rovers-finally-dry-land-traumatic-journey-capsized-transporter-haven-t-survived-trip-well.html#ixzz3Q3B30SHb