Aboard the 'Sam Lion' emergency repairs were being carried out by the port staff of Ceuta
Aboard the 'Sam Lion' emergency repairs were being carried out by the port staff of Ceuta. The ship suffered damage to the port side area of tank number two, cracks on both port and starboard sides of tanks numbers 3, 4 and 5, and damage to the cofferdams. It was expected that the repairscould be finished on July 6. The port captain, Jesús Fernández Lera, stressed that the ship was completely safe, kept the drafts and was stabilized without any problems or more structural issues. At its destination, it will have to unload 40,000 tons of cement and then enter a shipyard and proceed with permanent repairs.