The Needles
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| Did you know | The batteries were both Grade II listed and were manned during the World Wars, with German U boats sinking two ships off The Needles during World War I. |
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About The Needles
The Needles is a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise about 30m out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, close to Alum Bay, and part of Totland, the westernmost civil parish of the Isle of Wight.
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Oil tanker runs aground off Isle of Wight
An Oil Tanker became wedged on a shingles bank off The Isle of Wight after running aground.
The Liberian registered Chem Alya ran aground off The Needles shortly after leaving Fawley En Route to Eygpt on Monday at about 16:20 BST.
It has been anchored off The Island , since being refloated at High Water overnight.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said it will be berthed for an inspection by surveyors.
An MCA spokeswoman said the vessel's hull remained sound " there is no pollution, no ingress of water and it has propulsion and power".
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