Jaguars, Land Rovers and Minis were driven off the container ship onto dry land after the Hoegh Osaka ran aground in early January
Luxury cars worth £30 million have been saved from a stricken car transporter, it was revealed today.
Brand new Range Rovers were the first of 1,400 vehicles to be driven off the 51,000 tonne Hoegh Osaka, which is now moored back at Southampton Docks in Hampshire.
The huge vessel had been stranded in The Solent for almost for three weeks when she was deliberately grounded on a sandbank after developing a 52 degree list.
But experts disclosed today that only a small number of vehicles are expected to have suffered water damage.
All of the cargo, which includes the cars and other equipment, will be taken off the ship by the end of this week or early next week, according to Hoegh Autoliners.
A spokesman for Hoegh Autoliners' Navigate Response said: "There is only limited damage to the cargo.
"Most of the lashings held, and only a couple of pieces - large machinery - shifted.
"Water damage only occured on the lowest deck and on the one side the ship was listing."
It is not yet known which vehicles were damaged by the sea water inside the ship.
Those which are damaged or do not start up will be towed off the ship.
The spokesman added: "Only preliminary checks have been made on the vehicles at this point. We will be coordinating with other companies, including manufacturers and dealers, to carry out a full assessment of the cargo."
As well as Land Rovers, Jaguars and a £260,000 Rolls-Royce Wraith are on board the Singapore-registered Hoegh Osaka.
The vessel, which was heading to the Middle East, was run aground by its pilot as it began to list badly just 45 minutes after leaving the port of Southampton on January 3.
The cargo ship, which is 180 metres long and 32 metres wide, had been stranded off the English coast for 19 days before finally arriving back in Southampton, Hants, on January 22 guided by two tugs.
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