Angel 1: 528 m3 and 900 tons of fuel pumped before the arrival of two tugs

At last Monday, August 22, 528 m3 of 900 tonnes of heavy oil and diesel were transferred to an Angel of Bunker Barge Menorca, specialized vessel chartered by the oil company Total Mauritius.

Official sources told that the end of this first stage will take place this Wednesday, August 24, if all conditions are met.

While pumping heavy oil and diesel from a Panamanian freighter Angel goes off Powder-d'Or, the two foreign chartered tugs for salvage are expected for Tuesday, August 23. This is the Mahanuwara Sri Lanka and n'Dongeni Mozambique, respectively.

Authorized sources, we learn that the bailout of the Panamanian cargo ship stuck on the reef at 2.7 nautical miles off the coast of powder-d'Or, should begin at the end of the operation of pumping fuel. The aim is to reduce the risk of oil spills in this part of the island.

"No other exercise will be allowed before the end of the cargo pumping fuel to an Angel," it says on the side of the crisis under the supervision of the Office of the Prime Minister and comprising representatives of the National Coast Guard, the squadron of police helicopter, the Mauritius Ports Authority, the Ministry of Environment, Civil Aviation, the Mauritius Revenue Authority and the Directorate of Shipping.

Since 13 August, the Coordination Committee, chaired by Kishore Bunjun, the acting Permanent Secretary Assistant (SAP) within the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Transport, meets every day.

The option to transfer a part of the cargo of 30,000 tonnes of rice from the Angel is not a rule, after the pumping operation of the fuel. The aim is to facilitate the release of the cargo of coral, which is found from the August 8 with a damaged hull and engine room flooded, although the water level has stabilized.