Brambles Bank sandbank in the Solent, UK. 6th January, 2015. Hoegh Osaka Cargo ship lit by moonlight and escorting vessels on the night of 6th January 2015. The cargo vessel was deliberately grounded on the Brambles Bank sandbank in the Solent, becoming unstable after leaving Southampton. Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower is in the background Credit: Esme Vangelis/Alamy Live News

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Hoegh Osaka Cargo ship lit by moonlight and escorting vessels on the night of 6th January 2015. The cargo vessel was deliberately grounded on the Brambles Bank sandbank in the Solent, becoming unstable after leaving Southampton. Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower is in the background

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Size: 3878px × 2601px
Location: Solent, UK
Photo credit: © Esme Vangelis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bank, beached, brambles, grounded, hoegh, osaka, sandbank, solent, unstable