The night of July 30 has been calm for the Swedish Coast Guard
The night of July 30 has been calm for the Swedish Coast Guard. The focus on July 31 was to continue to absorb as much oil of the 'Makassar Highway' as possible. In parallel the Coastguard worked to prevent more oil from leaking out. The vehicles carrier was continuously being monitored. Surveillance flights were to be carried out over the affected sea area to chart the oil spill and convey positions to the staff. The salvage company hired by the shipping company's insurance company will carry out further dives on the hull during the day. At present, the ship did not leak more oil, but the salvage company estimated that the damage to the ship's bottom and tank was considerably more extensive than found during the initial assessments. It remained to be a serious situation and it was important that the vessel was emptied on oil before it would be towed into port. Swedish report with photo: https://www.kustbevakning...
