"There are 1,400 cars and 70 to 80 pieces of construction equipment on board the Hoegh Osaka. A spokesman for Jaguar Land Rover said roughly 1,200 were its vehicles….Capt John Noble, a marine salvage expert, said the cargo would undoubtedly be badly damaged…” (BBC News). Oops. Norman

Current LR: L405 Vogue TDV6 (MY 2014) Aintree Green/ Ivory interior
Past LR: L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 (2002); Discovery series1 V8 (1995)

Mainly Middle East?  John
2008 Stornoway Grey 3.6 Tdv8 Vogue
2005 TD6 Java Black Vogue - Written off!!
GAP iiD BT
2003 Discovery TD5 Auto, Nanocom Evolution - gone to a new home!
MasseyFerguson 152 - No electronics!! - Sold

Its next stop was Germany I think.

Yes, destination was Bremerhaven. Norman

Current LR: L405 Vogue TDV6 (MY 2014) Aintree Green/ Ivory interior
Past LR: L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 (2002); Discovery series1 V8 (1995)

Was that not just to load more luxury vehicles? John
2008 Stornoway Grey 3.6 Tdv8 Vogue
2005 TD6 Java Black Vogue - Written off!!
GAP iiD BT
2003 Discovery TD5 Auto, Nanocom Evolution - gone to a new home!
MasseyFerguson 152 - No electronics!! - Sold

No idea if Bremerhaven was to offload or load, or some of each.
[Edited to add: looks like Weegie is right, FT is now reporting vehicles were destined for the Middle East]

Mind-boggling waste of effort: “ When there are cars onboard it is common for the manufacturers to refuse to honour the warranty, so they often have to be destroyed. As a result the insurance claim could be huge, even if she is refloated successfully” http://www.theshippinglawblog.com/2015/01/...essel.html
This suggests they won’t be offered as Cat C/D damaged for possible repair (but if so, look out for some suspiciously cheap used RR’s in about a year’s time ). I suppose it will be good for JLR’s profits (making the same order twice and getting one paid for by insurers); bad for customers who have to wait; and doesn’t make sense in the broader picture - how many wasted man hours and materials went in to making 1200 JLR vehicles? Norman

Current LR: L405 Vogue TDV6 (MY 2014) Aintree Green/ Ivory interior
Past LR: L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 (2002); Discovery series1 V8 (1995)

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they just might set free all the jags, and range rovers adrift, and we can see scenes from a few years ago, where people are finding salvage all over the beach, and putting it all on ebay! expect to see lots of salty looking componants, and wheel sets etc.
i hope there are a few pics coming out soon!

i remember a container ship near spain i think, where they took a crane ship to it, and just chucked all the new cars into the (deep) sea!