Chancellor unveils £100m investment in Portsmouth

Chancellor unveils £100m investment in Portsmouth

Chancellor George Osborne has outlined his strategy to make the Royal Navy the ''most modern in the world'' with his aim of building a new warship every two years.

VIDEO: Hoegh Osaka to be uprighted in the next few hours

Salvage crews expect to have eased the giant car transporter in the Solent almost upright this afternoon.
All water pumped out of Hoegh Osaka as move nears

Pumping of water from a car carrier stranded close to a busy shipping lane has completed as salvors prepare to tow the ship back to port.
Water pumping begins on stricken Hoegh Osaka

THE operation to pump water from the stricken Hoegh Osaka has begun.
Hoegh Osaka holds firm amid torrential rain and strong winds

THE stranded transporter ship Hoegh Osaka has this morning held firm amid an assault from storms and torrential rain.
Rescue crews delay Hoegh Osaka decision as storms approach

RESCUE crews are today weighing up whether to return to the stranded Hoegh Osaka before 75mph gales are set to hit the region.
Southampton cruise giant's anniversary celebrations off to spectacular start

SOUTHAMPTON cruise giants Cunard saw its 175th anniversary celebrations get off to a spectacular start.
Hoegh Osaka: What could have happened

WHEN the pilot and skipper grounded Hoegh Osaka on a sandbank in the Solent, they not only potentially saved the lives of all 25 people on board but prevented a major environmental disaster.
Our man behind the wheel of a ship simulator

WITH minimal sailing experience under my belt, the prospect of piloting a cargo ship was a daunting one.
Bad weather scuppers ship salvage bid

Weather conditions are too unsafe for salvors to begin pumping 3,000 tonnes of water taken onboard by a car carrier which became stranded near to a busy shipping lane.
UPDATE AND VIDEO: Hoegh Osaka was out of control after being 'refloated' in the Solent

SALVAGE teams are attempting to refloat the stricken Hoegh Osaka after it came adrift in the Solent due to high tides.
UPDATE: Hoegh Osaka 'could be re-floated within 48 hours'

SALVAGE specialists are this morning are holding a top level meeting to discuss the future of the stranded transporter ship Hoegh Osaka.
Plans to re-float Hoegh Osaka cancelled

PLANS to re-float the Hoegh Osaka in the Solent have been scrapped this evening.
Hoegh Osaka failed safety test in recent inspections

THE stricken Hoegh Osaka suffered failures in one of its last three maritime safety inspections, it has been revealed.
Divers restart work on Hoegh Osaka in the Solent

DIVERS have this morning re-started work on the rescue operation of the stranded Hoegh Osaka.
Hoegh Osaka 'could be re-floated tomorrow'

THE stranded Hoegh Osaka could be refloated in the Solent tomorrow, according to salvage experts.
Investigation into Hoegh Osaka will 'take many months'

THE investigation into how the giant Hoegh Osaka transporter carrier ran aground will take many months.
UPDATE: More than £30m of Jaguars, Land Rovers and Minis on Hoegh Osaka

MORE than £30m worth of top-of-the-range cars and equipment are on board the grounded Hoegh Osaka.
Bramble Bank: The danger lurking beneath the sea

IT is no stranger to being in the news but today a notorious sandbank in the middle of the Solent is at the centre of one of the world's biggest maritime dramas.
Major operation to rescue stricken ship resumes

A MAJOR rescue operation to free a stricken ship stranded in The Solent will resume this morning.
STRICKEN SHIP: Cargo ship firm issues full statement

CARGO ship firm Höegh Autoliners has issued a full statement after one of its vessels became stricken in Southampton water.
"Thanks for saving our lives" - shaken crew praises lifeboat team

THE grateful crew of the stricken transporter ship stranded in the Solent have thanked life boat crews who saved their lives.
Exclusive: What caused giant car carrier to run aground on sandbank in the Solent

The likely cause of the crash which saw a giant car transporter run aground on a notorious sandbank in the Solent can bee revealed.
STRICKEN SHIP: Lifeboat crews tell of rescue drama

LIFEBOAT crews have told of the dramatic moment they rescued crew members from the stricken car transporter ship in the Solent.
Hampshire warship sets sail to take on pirates

One of the Royal Navy's most advanced warships has set sail for a five-month counter-piracy operation.

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A sold out crowd of 500 thespians, crew and theatre lovers gathered for Hampshire’s own Oscars, the Daily Echo Curtain Call Awards.

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