Stuck against the sea wall of concrete wave-breaks near the entrance of a fishing port with the stern on the bottom, salvage workers did their best to stabilize the 'Sine Luck' with cables as waves pounded the ship broadside, threatening an imminent break-up, as the vessel’s hull rocked back and forth against the sea wall
Stuck against the sea wall of concrete wave-breaks near the entrance of a fishing port with the stern on the bottom, salvage workers did their best to stabilize the 'Sine Luck' with cables as waves pounded the ship broadside, threatening an imminent break-up, as the vessel’s hull rocked back and forth against the sea wall. Kaohsiung City Acting Mayor Hsu Li-ming visited the site of and ordered that the fuel oil be urgently removed. In the afternoon of June 17 representatives of the ship owners met with authorities and submitted a plan for removing the fuel. The following day, the salvage operation was carried out. 120 tons of fuel oil were recovered from the fuel tanks of the ship by June 17. In the morning of June 18, the 'Shine Luck' snapped in two just forward of the bridge. The bow section was immediately towed to Kaohsiung Port Intercontinental Container Terminal in order to avoid it drifting away and causing a navigation hazard. The stern section will be removed when weather conditions improve. Report with photo: taiwanenglishnews...
