Land Rover/Jag shipping disaster

[cperez]

A moment of silence please...

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/117...uars_and_Land_Rovers_on_Hoegh_Osaka/?ref=fbpg

This link below includes a video fly-around of the grounded ship. The person who shared it on Facebook quipped: "Uh oh! Perhaps it's shallow enough they can just drive the Land Rovers out." That's the spirit!

http://www.alloyandgrit.com/2015/01...d-rovers-becomes-grounded-in-english-channel/

 

[joey]

This sucks

 

[cperez]

Agreed, Joey. None of the articles I've seen so far have included specifics on the breakdown of LRs vs Jaguar vehicles aboard (~1200 total). They also haven't provided the final destination of the vehicles. What a heartbreaker if your custom build Rover was on that ship!!

 

[joey]

It sounds like most of the cargo was going to the middle east.... I already bought a new Jaguar but I may get another rover again in the future.

But I would hate to be the person that gets told, you have to wait another 12 or more weeks till we build and ship another one though.

 

[cperez]

This report from 1/6 states that many of the vehicles appeared to be well-strapped in. Salvage team is hopeful that damage may not be as bad as feared.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-30695349