The 9 meter long fishing vessel Capernaum became disabled in the North Sea off Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. The Capernaum had run over an anchor line and have it wrap around the propeller. The disabled fishing vessel requested assistance with the RNLI lifeboat responding. The lifeboat towed the Capernaum back to port. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
On January 22, the Hoegh Osaka returned to Southampton after it had been stranded/disabled for three weeks. The car carrier had been laying on its side with a 52 degree list since January 3. The Hoegh Osaka refloated four days later on a high tide, but it took another 19 days until a salvage team was able to re-right the vessel. Delays due to heavy winds and storms kept the vessel on its side while anchored off Lee-on-the-Solent. It’s cargo of 1,200 Jaguar and Land Rovers, Mini and construction equipment will be inspected.
