Cargo Ship Stranded in UK’s Humber Estuary Refloated Sooner Than Expected

After two weeks and a lightering effort salvage crews were finally able to free a stranded Dutch short-sea cargo ship that was aground in the UK’s Humber Estuary. Officials had feared the vessel might be stuck till an April high tide.

H&S Wisdom (1,850 dwt) was inbound from Rotterdam with a load of steel when it became stranded on March 2 and as the tide went out she was sitting firmly in the mud. Shortly after the vessel grounded,  three efforts were tried to free it but were...