A ship carrying livestock of five thousand live cattle sank early on Tuesday (6) at Pier of Vila do Conde port in Barcarena, northeast of Pará.
A ship carrying livestock of five thousand live cattle sank early on Tuesday (6) at Pier of Vila do Conde port in Barcarena, northeast of Pará. The wreck happened two hours after the vessel had fallen.Images show the animals coming out of the boat and up the side of the ship, partially submerged.According to the Companhia Docas do Pará (CDP), the vessel, which would target Lebanon, sank terçaa this Monday (6) when finished charging five thousand live cattle export of Minerva, Venezuela.A video made by the stevedore Renato Pereira recorded the rush at the port early in the morning.According to the Port Authority, the name Haidar ship sinking was reported at about 8am. A Group Team Survey and Inspection captaincy was sent to the site. According to preliminary information, there were no human or pollution of the water environment victims.An Inquiry into Accident and Facts Navigation will be established by the Port Authority, in order to ascertain the causes of the shipwreck, with completion period of 90 days.The Minerva Foods announced on the event and explained that there was no record of people injured as a result of the incident. "The company clarifies that followed the flock boarding, the responsibility for the cargo is the shipping company contracted. The company will wait for the official calculations of port authorities on the causes of the accident and about what happened with his burden, however, is moving to the rescue and accommodation of animals in relation to animal welfare standards, "the Minerva Foods.As the ship sinking, the animals were trying to save, and many of them went up the side of the vessel was partially submerged. The Port Authority and the Fire Brigade were in the area trying to rescue some animals survived.When the boat started to tip over, many residents began to leave the Conde village beach to go to the Port. Small boats were heading for the ship and removed some bulls that were floating in the water. The animals were being shared with the community.In other pictures you can see the inhabitants of the area in boats trying to catch the cattle that were floating in the area. In a statement, the Port Authority reported that a team of survey and inspection group was sent to the port of Vila do Conde to collect preliminary information, which should help determine the accident.
