A cargo ship – Hoegh Osaka that was transporting more than 1,200 units of luxury vehicle including the Rolls Royce, Land Rover, Mini and Jaguar vehicles was stranded in the Solent, between Southampton and Isle of Wight. The cargo ship carrying luxury vehicle on Saturday night developed problems and to prevent overturn the Hoegh Osaka deliberately run aground.

All the vehicles were destined for the Middle East were carrying 1,200 Jaguar sports cars and Land Rover 4x4s, 65 BMW Mini cars, 105 JCB diggers and a single Rolls-Royce Wraith, worth an estimated 260,000 Euros.

According to the reports , it will take more than a week or a month to restore all the contents of the cargo ship due to strong wind making the condition more difficult. However, it is also said that 24 crew members and a pilot has been rescued via airlift and lifeboats. However, two people suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital.

A BMW spokesman said that if the 65 Mini vehicles on the Hoegh Osaka were insured, they will be sold to the customers if only minor repairs were needed.

"We'll have to see what their condition is once the salvage company gets inside the hold," he added.

On Monday, the salvage workers boarded the 51,000 ton vessel, listing at about 50 degrees because the coast became a tourist attraction with car parks along the coast.

The report also suggests that the cargo ship needs to be anchored to prevent it slipping further down the sand bank due to strong winds and the salvage workers will try to make the ship float.

Alex Davis, partner and head of the casualty response team at the shipping law firm Stephenson Harwood said, “Time is the enemy here; the longer the vessel is aground, the more likely she is to become further damaged and to deteriorate. They will be looking to move as fast as is technically possible.”

He also said that it could be due to the cargo shifting, water getting in, or both the cases.

Marine manager at Stephenson Harwood and former chief coastguard, suggested using a technique known as "parbuckling" in which the cables were attached to the ship in the appropriate position and is pulled. The ship will not float until its upright because when the ship is lying to its side, the water will move inside the cargo through open hatchways and vent pipes and the ship will capsize.