Huge cargo ship beaches off English coast A huge cargo ship has beached off the English coast has been attracting tourists and photographers since it was deliberately ran aground on Saturday to save the vessel from possibly capsizing. The Hoegh Osaka, bound for Germany with 1,400 cars, beached on the submerged Bramble Bank, a well-marked hazard lying between the major container port of Southampton and access to the open sea beyond the Isle of Wight. IMAGES.