Vessel Chemroad Journey (Photo: MarineTraffic.com) BinhThuan (VNA) – Nearly 300 tonnes of oil carried by the foreign vesselChemroad Journey stranded near Phu Quy Island off Binh Thuan province, were pumpedinto its aft tanks to lighten it and raise the bow section of its groundedtanks on June 18.
The move also aimed to ensure safety for the vessel and avoid an oil spillduring the rescue, according to Ho Chi Minh City-based High Sea Transport JointStock Company, the representative of the vessel’s owner Cobalt Blue Shipping S.Aheadquartered in the Republic of Panama. The salvage is being carried out byJapan’s Nippon Salvage.
Five vessels participated in the rescue activities with vessel SAR 413 underVietnam’s Marine Search and Rescue Centre Region 3 tasked with supervising therescue activities and ensuring safety.
Chemroad Journey, flying a Cayman Islands flag, was stranded on June 10 some 52km to the south of the island as it was travelling from Singapore to China with27 crewmembers on board.
Thevessel, with its loading capacity of 33,500 tonnes, was carrying some 700 tonnesof fuel oil, when it tilted 10 degrees to the left.-VNA
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