[BITList] Fwd: [IrishSeaShips] NEWS: Operation to remove cargo from damaged tanker begins

[Michael Feltham]

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From: "John Luxton 
Subject: [IrishSeaShips] NEWS: Operation to remove cargo from damaged tanker begins
Date: 6 January 2012 17:51:26 GMT
To: Irish Sea Ships Group <IrishSeaShips at yahoogroups.com>


From BBC

The operation to remove 54,000 tonnes of oil from a damaged tanker in Belfast Lough has begun.

The Genmar Companion has been sheltering off the Copeland Islands since developing a crack on its deck on 16 December.

The operation to transfer the vacuum gas oil has been delayed several times due to the extreme weather.

A 23-strong crew have been on board the ship since the crack was detected when passing the Donegal coast.

The crew are mostly from India and the Philippines and among them is a two-year-old girl.

Transferring the oil from the Genmar Companion to the BW Seine is expected to take between 24 and 36 hours.

The ships have been manoeuvred together by tugs and are being held side by side as the operation takes place. There is a one-mile exclusion zone around the ships while the transfer takes place.

The crack in the deck of the Bermudan-flagged tanker was first noticed as it passed 40 miles west of Tory Island on its journey from Rotterdam to New York.

Damage is not believed to have extended to the oil cargo holding area of the ship but as a precaution it was decided to take shelter in Belfast Lough.

After the ship-to-ship transfer is complete the Genmar Companion will be taken to Belfast harbour for repairs.

www.irishseashipping.com
The Online Shipping Magazine

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