The moment when 'MT CHEM ALYA' chemical/oil tanker ran aground off The Needles on the Isle of Wight

The 'MT CHEM ALYA' a 144-meter long chemical/oil tanker ran aground off The Needles on the Isle of Wight at 16:20 as captured on our webcam.
Yarmouth RNLI's All Weather Lifeboat assisted the vessel around 1 mile west of The Needles.
The Liberian-flagged 'Chem Alya' went aground on the ledge whilst en-route from Fawley to Egypt.
The Needles Coastwatch Institution issued an update having witnessed the incident in front of their watchtower.
"This afternoon our Watchkeepers were witness to an ongoing incident just near the watchtower when the 144-meter Liberian-flagged 'MT CHEM ALYA' oil/chemical Tanker ran aground at 16:20 on the treacherous Needles shingle bank west of the Isle of Wight whilst en-route between Fawley and Egypt."
They said the vessel is safe and undamaged and is due to refloat the following morning at high tide at 02:00.
Their watchkeeper said:
"We called HMCG [Her Majesty's Coastguard] before the ship called in that she was aground.
"HMCG could then see her stationary on AIS and was calling the ship for an update on status before she called in her status herself"
Maritime and Coastguard Agency added:
“A motor tanker ran aground this evening, close to low water, on the shingles bank near the Isle of Wight.
“The hull is sound, there is no pollution, no ingress of water and it has propulsion and power.
“The plan is to refloat the vessel this evening at high water before it is berthed for inspection by MCA surveyors.”
At around midnight, the tide became high enough to refloat the beached ship, the bow (front) of the ship started to swing round towards its port side.
Shortly later, two tug boats were seen heading in the direction, however, by around 00:30 the tanker had freed itself and started making its way back towards Southamton.
It anchored off Gurnard on the Isle of Wight with the two tug boats along side and Southampton Patrol also with the boat.
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