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Salvage Ops Suspended Until Next Week For Stranded Ship PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 12 June 2007 20:35
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that salvage operations on the Pasha Bulker will not resume until next Monday, when a king tide is expected to provide the best chance of refloating the stranded ship. The Pacific Salvor has been enlisted to help drag the ship out to sea, using its 15-ton anchors and winches. Two salvage tugs will also assist in the operation. Once free, the ship will be taken to the dry dock at Newcastle for inspection and then will return to Japan for major repairs.
 
Super Tugs Called In To Refloat Ship Off Australian Coast PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 12 June 2007 17:10
Officials in Australia say that the Pasha Bulker, stranded on a reef after a violent storm last Friday, now has a hole in the outer hull. The officials expressed confidence that the internal hull was still intact, however salvage crews have drained the ship's lower fuel oil tanks, transferring the oil to the upper part of the vessel. Ocean water is being pumped into the holds to stabilize the ship as it sits on the sandbar. Amid 12-ft swells, at least two super-tugs have been dispatched to the site, and a third could be called in to haul the vessel back out to sea. The links below show photos of the stranded ship.

Photos
1. The Pasha Bulker awaits salvage off the coast of Newcastle, Australia.
2. One of two tugs is dispatched to the accident site.
3. The Pasha Bulker, stranded off the coast of Newcastle.
4. Waves batter the Pasha Bulker, under sunny skies.
5. Slideshow - Pasha Bulker
6. The downside of beachfront living...


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