A 50-tonne JCB JS500 tracked excavator, one of the models on board the stricken vessel.

Teletruk forklifts are among the 105 JCB machines on board the stricken cargo ship, Hoegh Osaka, which has been grounded in The Solent.

Other machines include 50 T and 33 T JCB tracked excavators, backhoe loaders, Loadall telescopic handlers and wheeled loading shovels. All of the machines were made at JCB's Staffordshire factories.

A JCB spokesman says: "There are 105 JCB machines on board the grounded cargo ship which were destined for dealers in the Middle East. We are awaiting further information from the shipping carrier about the current status of the machines and any plans they may have for retrieval."

The machines, owned by JCB's dealers in the Middle East, are estimated to be worth millions of pounds.

The ship ran aground 50 minutes after setting sail from Southampton last Saturday. The ship's owners, as reported by BBC News, say the vessel was deliberately grounded after it began to list.