The salvage company Ardentia Marine this week started the work to refloae the "Panagia Parau" in the port of Algeciras. The work was divided into two phases centered on providing buoyancy to the ship, both from land with tensioning cables, and from the water with a pontoon, as well as using balloons for refloating and at the last moment using bilge pumps. In parallel, the company contracted by the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) will install pollution control equipment such as floating barriers, absorbents and skimmers for fuel recovery around the wreck in prevent any contamination. In addition, an underwater inspection will be carried out to locate liquid waste in tanks and engines which, if necessary, will be extracted with valves. Once refloated, the wreck will be sealed. The work was expected to take until October. After the sinking the APBA required the shipowner NEL Lines to refloat the vessel without obtaining a response, so that the port institution started the process of finding salvors at the beginning of the summer.
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06 September 2017 - 14:00
Update: 08 September 2017 - 10:12
Ardentia Marine contracted to refloat sunken ferry
Ardentia Marine contracted to refloat sunken ferry
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06 September 2017 - 14:00
Update: 08 September 2017 - 10:12
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