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Shipping News and information / Re: "Hyundai Fortune" (5.500 TEU) now reportedly still afloat after explosions and fire
« on: April 21, 2006, 08:55:32 AM »
Quoted from Svitzer Wijsmuller Salvage
http://www.wijsmullersalvage.nl/latestnews.php
20 April 2006
HYUNDAI FORTUNE discharged and towed out of port
Having towed the HYUNDAI FORTUNE into Salalah port last Monday morning with the actual discharge starting soon thereafter, the casualty completed discharge of the sound and (most of the) wet containers during yesterday morning early, Wednesday 19/4. The vessel thereafter was towed out of port and anchored at Salalah anchorage for further preparations for towing her, with some damaged containers remaining on board, to a next destination. In total 2,249 containers were discharged in Salalah port during a period of less then 2 days according to a detailed discharge plan prepared by SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage B.V. specialists. The plan incorporated the discharge sequence of the containers and, simultaneously, the necessary ballasting activities that had to be executed to ensure stresses within the fire victim to remain within acceptable limits. Complicating factor in the process was the fact that the own ballast system of the ship could not be used anymore and that as such alternative means had to be engage to achieve the required result.
The operations were successfully completed within the slot available.
The casualty is now being prepared for towage to a more sheltered location for further delivery preparation.
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Charles
http://www.wijsmullersalvage.nl/latestnews.php
20 April 2006
HYUNDAI FORTUNE discharged and towed out of port
Having towed the HYUNDAI FORTUNE into Salalah port last Monday morning with the actual discharge starting soon thereafter, the casualty completed discharge of the sound and (most of the) wet containers during yesterday morning early, Wednesday 19/4. The vessel thereafter was towed out of port and anchored at Salalah anchorage for further preparations for towing her, with some damaged containers remaining on board, to a next destination. In total 2,249 containers were discharged in Salalah port during a period of less then 2 days according to a detailed discharge plan prepared by SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage B.V. specialists. The plan incorporated the discharge sequence of the containers and, simultaneously, the necessary ballasting activities that had to be executed to ensure stresses within the fire victim to remain within acceptable limits. Complicating factor in the process was the fact that the own ballast system of the ship could not be used anymore and that as such alternative means had to be engage to achieve the required result.
The operations were successfully completed within the slot available.
The casualty is now being prepared for towage to a more sheltered location for further delivery preparation.
Unquote
Charles