Hull of partially sunk bulk carrier OS 35 in Gibraltar breaks in two.
Published at : September 07, 2022
The hull of the bulk carrier OS 35 has broken, but the two sections have not yet fully separated. The vessel had partially sunk after colliding with LNG tanker Adam LNG. There have been some oil spills since Tuesday, which have all been contained so far using booms.
While the salvors were making plans to remove fuel and oil from the vessel by putting a barge alongside as well as to construct a cofferdam to patch up the ten by four-metre gash on the starboard side, the hull of the bulk carrier broke. All persons on board, a total of 24 crew and six surveyors who were on board at the time, have been evacuated safely.
The vessel is sitting 700 metres off the shoreline of Catalan Bay – which differs from initial estimates of 200 metres. This morning, the Government of Gibraltar says that overnight the situation has remained stable. Continuous monitoring has been in place throughout the night. Additional monitoring by drone and land based thermal imaging assets have revealed no significant changes to the situation.
The Salvage team is on board to continue assessing and planning the way forward, and divers will be in attendance shortly to conduct external hull survey.
#collision #OS35 #ADAMLNG #gibraltar #shipping #flood
On the following link you may see recent pictures of the vessels.
https://www.instagram.com/kite.observer/?hl=el
While the salvors were making plans to remove fuel and oil from the vessel by putting a barge alongside as well as to construct a cofferdam to patch up the ten by four-metre gash on the starboard side, the hull of the bulk carrier broke. All persons on board, a total of 24 crew and six surveyors who were on board at the time, have been evacuated safely.
The vessel is sitting 700 metres off the shoreline of Catalan Bay – which differs from initial estimates of 200 metres. This morning, the Government of Gibraltar says that overnight the situation has remained stable. Continuous monitoring has been in place throughout the night. Additional monitoring by drone and land based thermal imaging assets have revealed no significant changes to the situation.
The Salvage team is on board to continue assessing and planning the way forward, and divers will be in attendance shortly to conduct external hull survey.
#collision #OS35 #ADAMLNG #gibraltar #shipping #flood
On the following link you may see recent pictures of the vessels.
https://www.instagram.com/kite.observer/?hl=el
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