Trouble at sea is reported widely with the Car Carrier
Hoegh Osaka which appears to have run aground in The Solent. The pic shows what looks to be a huge chimney or lighthouse structure close by. Its stuck on Bramble Bank which at low tide is used sometimes as a cricket pitch. Some sources say the ship suffered a list after leaving Southampton while others are questioning why it was so close to Bramble bank in the first place - - - all 25 (!) crew have been lifted off the ship no doubt the cold light of dawn will help reveal the reasons why - - -
Another more worrying story is this one of the cement carrier
Cemfjord which is described as upside down in the water. The ships watertight system appears to be working because the bow is sticking up out of the water but there has been no sign of the 8 (!) crew. The vessel was spotted by a passing ferry on Saturday at 14:30 and a major rescue operation has been launched in the area - - -
so few crew on both these ships though? - - -
As usual last night there was "nothing on the Telly" so we opted to watch
Britains Wildest weather 2014 . OK all the "bad bits" together always look a bit "eye popping" . The programme was spattered with facts from the inevitable "experts" to suggest what was an exceptional set of weather phenomena last year might become the norm - - - batten down the hatches! - - -
I wandered inot the garden to top up the bird feeders yesterday to be faced with this
The thing draped over the blue lidded bin in which we keep the birdfood is a piece of felt from the roof of the shed
This is the view from the shed a distance of around 20 metres away. The windy conditions the day/night before must have been a bit extreme - - -
feeling very cold out in the -3.9c temperature this morning
The sun is up but not high enough to make much of a difference to the frosty start right now
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