Patrol boat sent to floating ship parts
The two parts, fore and aft, of the "MOL Comfort" lawere drifting at about 2 knots near 12'57"N 61'10"E (the aft) in an east-northeast direction on June 19.
MOL arranged a patrol boat which has already departed from Port of Jebel Ali, U.A.E. to monitor the state of the vessel and the cargo and for the preparation of tow operations.
The boat was expected to arrive at the ocean site on June 23 if it goes smoothly.
In addition, MOL started investigating the cause of the incident jointly with the vessel's shipbuilder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. In the afternoon of June 18, according to a report from othe "Sanderling Ace" which passed nearby the site, the "MOL Comfort" was stably floating even under adverse weather.AIS records of MOL COMFORT before split in two
The two parts, fore and aft, of the "MOL Comfort" lawere drifting at about 2 knots near 12'57"N 61'10"E (the aft) in an east-northeast direction on June 19.
MOL arranged a patrol boat which has already departed from Port of Jebel Ali, U.A.E. to monitor the state of the vessel and the cargo and for the preparation of tow operations.
The boat was expected to arrive at the ocean site on June 23 if it goes smoothly.
In addition, MOL started investigating the cause of the incident jointly with the vessel's shipbuilder, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. In the afternoon of June 18, according to a report from othe "Sanderling Ace" which passed nearby the site, the "MOL Comfort" was stably floating even under adverse weather.AIS records of MOL COMFORT before split in two