Angel1: The transfer of rice took over the planned bailout Oct. 9

A second freighter will reach Mauritius in the coming days for the transfer of bags of rice damaged by sea water.

The bailout of a Panamanian freighter Angel will finally take place in three weeks. Is Sunday, October 9. This is the date suggested by the team responsible for the operation to remove the bulk of the plateau of coral on which he found himself a prisoner off the powder-d'Or Monday, August 8.

If the exercise is taking so long is primarily due to poor weather conditions that prevailed during the winter season.The seas in no way helped in the initial transfer of 1000 tonnes of fuel contained in the cargo tanks.

The pumping of the fuel was a priority, the Mauritian authorities desperate to avoid an oil spill, for fear that the hull of an Angel broke. Especially since it was already water. The second phase of the operation for the transfer of 33 000 tons of bagged rice cargo convoy to the Ivory Coast.

The exercise was disrupted by rough seas Monday, September 12 and the bulk Danish, Thor Gitta, specially chartered in Durban, was only able to transfer 1,620 tonnes to Port Louis. Back on the site Saturday, Sept. 17, the cargo had a slight accident with the tug of Sri Lanka, the Mahanuwara.

At 24:20 on Sunday 18 September, Thor Gitta finally aligned on the side of an Angel for the resumption of the operation. It turns out that only part of the cargo will be transferred, depending on the calculations of the engineer of the team of the Greek salvage company dispatched to the island.

A second freighter will arrive in Mauritius in the coming days for the transfer of rice damaged by seawater Again, only some of the bags will be removed.