Angel 1: a Danish ship waited Friday for the transshipment of 32,000 tons of rice

13 years, 3 months ago - 31 August 2011

After the tug and Mahanuwara N'Dongeni is a third foreign ship is expected in the raising of the Angel 1. Thor Gitta used to transfer the cargo of rice from Panamanian freighter.

The transfer of heavy oil and diesel from an Angel Bunker Barge to Menorca, specialized vessel owned oil company Total Mauritius, will continue until Wednesday, August 31.

Subsequently, it was not until the arrival of Thor Gitta, a Danish ship for the transhipment of 32 000 tons of rice from Panamanian freighter aground on the reefs at 2.7 nautical miles off the coast of powder-d'Or since August 8.

This boat, which arrived in Durban is expected Friday, September 2 in Mauritian waters. These are the latest information provided by a source close to the operations.

The recovery operation will be possible once the Angel 1aura been stripped of its cargo of rice. The objective is to facilitate the release of the cargo reefs. It is left with a damaged hull and engine room flooded.

These are the two tugs foreigners, Mahanuwara Sri Lanka and N'Dongeni, Mozambique who will be conducting this operation. They are already there for a week.

At last night 1 026 cubic meters of 900 tonnes of fuel was pumped. While the oil pumping operation was in full swing Sunday, August 28, a relaxation in the connection system has led to a flight of 15-20 liters.

Always official sources, it appears that acted promptly to prevent any impact on the shore. "While waiting for repairs, from 15 to 20 liters were spilled into the sea What is very minimal when you consider that over a million liters of fuel were pumped up to the hour," says it.

Since August 13, placed a crisis following the situation very closely. The coordinating committee is 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, the Civil Aviation, the Mauritius Revenue Authority and the Directorate of Shipping. Chaired by Kishore Bunjun, Acting Permanent Secretary Assistant (SAP) within the Ministry of Transport and Maritime Transport, the committee meets every day.