Salvage experts are assessing how to refloat a car carrier after it ran aground in one of the country's busiest shipping lanes.
Overnight 25 crew members were rescued by a helicopter and lifeboats from the cargo ship which was heading towards Germany and became grounded on a sandbank near the Isle of Wight.
The ship, the Hoegh Osaka, is listing at 45 degrees and there are fears that changes in tide level might destabilise it further.
It was hoped that this morning's high tide would right the ship, but that did not happen and the 180-metre vessel remains stranded on Bramble Bank, in the Solent between Southampton and Cowes.
The stricken carrier has become a tourist attraction with Hampshire Police reporting that car parks along the coast were filling up with people wishing to view it.
It is not yet clear how the 51,000-tonne Singapore-registered ship, which is capable of carrying thousands of vehicles, got into difficulty in an area notorious for its shallow waters.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the salvage company Svitzer had been appointed by the ship's owners, Hoegh Autoliners, and a salvage team was on its way to make an initial assessment.
"Salvage plans will be developed by Svitzer and reviewed by the Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage & Intervention, (SOSREP).
"There is no impact on vessels transiting the Solent as the vessel is not within a shipping channel," a spokeswoman said.
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Gallery: Ship Beached In The Solent
The car carrier ship became grounded on Bramble Bank at around 9.20pm, listing at 45 degrees Pic: Jamie Griffin/M & Y News Agency, Portsmouth
Twenty-five crew were rescued by a coastguard helicopter and lifeboats Pic: @CalshotRNLI
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