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BBC News
16-03-2025
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H&S Wisdom cargo ship which was stuck in the Humber refloated
A cargo ship that was stuck on a sandbank in the Humber Estuary has been successfully refloated.H&S Wisdom became lodged on a sandbank on 2 March and was waiting for suitable tide conditions to free it from the crew had offloaded thousands of tonnes of cargo after several attempts to refloat the large vessel Rescue said the vessel was refloated at about 19:00 GMT on Saturday, "after careful coordination and determined efforts". The vessel became stuck near Brough as it made its way to Gunness Wharf Port near were used to remove a large quantity of steel from the vessel which refloated without any intervention when the tide came Rescue, which has been supporting the operation, said: "Since Thursday, our crew has been assisting with the transfer of surveyors to and from the vessel."The crew aboard the H&S Wisdom has worked tirelessly to offload cargo, giving the vessel the best possible chance of refloating."Several bystanders gathered on the bank in the dark to watch it float off. One woman told the BBC: "When we're older, we'll say 'Do you remember when that boat got stuck on the Humber? We were there when they got it off'."Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
05-03-2025
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Cargo ship will be stuck in mud of Humber estuary 'for a month'
A cargo ship that ran aground in the Humber estuary is likely to remain in the channel for "the next month", officials have said.H&S Wisdom became stuck near Brough as it made its way to Gunness Wharf Port near Scunthorpe on attempts have been made to refloat the vessel, but the BBC has now been told the tide conditions will not be suitable for a further attempt until the beginning of crew of H&S Wisdom are expected to remain on board the vessel until it is refloated. David Roberts, the chairman of Humber Rescue, said it would be another month before the ship could be refloated."We attended three times to put the lines on board for the tugs, but it was not successful," he explained."The tides in the estuary are now dropping off and we'll now have to wait for a big spring tide to make another attempt." Humber Rescue was contacted by the ship after it ran aground at 21:08 GMT on initial attempt to refloat the vessel proved discussions with HM Coastguard Humber, a further attempt was made on Monday morning using three tugs. A third attempt was made at 18:00 the same to the Vessel Finder website, H&S Wisdom is a general cargo ship which was built in 2004. It currently sails under the flag of the Netherlands. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
04-03-2025
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Three attempts to refloat cargo ship in Humber unsuccessful
A cargo ship remains aground in the Humber Estuary despite three attempts to refloat it.H&S Wisdom became stuck on Sunday near Brough with the current navigation status by Vessel Finder, a website that tracks the status of ships, reported as Rescue attempted to refloat the vessel once on Sunday and twice on Monday but was tracker said the ship left Rotterdam on Saturday and was heading to Gunness Wharf Port near Scunthorpe. Gunness Wharf Port is operated by RMS Trent Ports. It handles mainly bulk and steel-based imports and exports, accommodating vessels that are up to 328ft (100m) Rescue was first alerted to the ship being aground at 21:08 GMT on attempted to re-float the vessel on Sunday but was coordination with HM Coastguard Humber, a second attempt was made at 07:00 on Monday morning with the assistance of three tugs.A third attempt was made at 18:00 the same to the tracker website, the vessel is a general cargo ship that was built in 2004 and is currently sailing under the flag of the BBC has contacted the ship's owners for comment. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
