Whilst all eyes have been on the Hoegh Osaka another ship has been left stranded in Southampton water.
G Poseidon, another roll on roll off vehicle carrier, has been stuck at Southampton docks for a week due to a hole in its hull.
According to a source at the docks it came into difficulties in rough seas and some of its cargo broke free causing the damage.
But the 72,408 ton ship which was built in 2011 for South Korean ship management firm Doriko, made it back into port at 7am last Friday where the damage is now being assessed for repairs.
The source said: “It had some cargo shift on board but some high heavy cargo broke free when it was in some rough seas and caused some damage. It's being assessed for repairs at the moment.”
The last port the 232m long ship was recorded at was in Durban in South Africa but it is unclear that this was where it was travelling from when it was damaged.
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