An oil tanker that ran aground off The Needles yesterday evening (Monday) has refloated and is moored off Thorness Bay.
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The Liberian vessel, built in 2009, is 144.8 metres in length, and its width is 23 metres, with a capacity of 17,055 deadweight tonnes (DWT).
Chem Alya is dwarfed by the world's largest ever tanker Seawise Giant, which was three times as long at 450 metres.
The Needles National Coastwatch Institution says it is believed the tanker is not in danger and will attempt to refloat on the next high tide at 2am tomorrow (Tuesday)
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Chem Alya docked at Fawley on Friday and was heading for Alexandria in Egypt.
It had left Southampton Water, after nearly three days in port, at 1.37pm yesterday (Monday).
The 12-year-old vessel ran aground off the The Needles, 5.21 nautical miles southwest of Yarmouth.
The tanker is believed to have veered off fairway, but no damage was reported.
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