ruben.maritime

SIDMOUTH, UK 22 January – Salvors hoping to begin pumping oil from the stranded container ship MSC Napoli today have faced technical problems that have delayed operations until tomorrow. The ship was beached at the weekend in Lyme Bay, off the UK south coast, after cracks developed in its hull on Thursday during a voyage from Antwerp to Sines. Flooding of the engine room appears to be the cause of the sheen of oil spreading from the vessel, but the oil is breaking up and dissipating. A report issued early this morning by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said there was "increasing confidence" that no major bunker tanks have been breached. More than 150 containers have been lost overboard; of these, 63 have been identified and their positions plotted. The contents and stowage positions of almost all the remaining 2,100 containers of the cargo manifest have also been identified. MSC Napoli's stern is fast in the sand, but its bow has been stabilised by an anchor to prevent it moving in the tide. The ship has developed a 25 degree list in high water, reducing to 18 degree in low water. The 26 crew members were winched from their lifeboat by Royal Navy helicopters and taken to safety.

 

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