Indeed, unlike the attempt on 19th January this beaching was successful. The full story is available on the MAIB website and makes for interesting reading. I still find it quite extraordinary that she managed to get around the elbow and so close to Immingham before the tugs could get a line on her. It could have been a much bigger story had luck not played a part.
FAST ANN (7928782), 1740gt, completed Neuenfelde 3-1980 1980 SAPHIR - 1992 FAST ANN - BU New Holland 3.2.10 [New Holland Shipyard Ltd] At Flixborough, River Trent, 27 September 2009: