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Bulk Carrier to Be Debunkered After Running Aground
The Swedish Coast Guard says it plans to debunker a bulk carrier that ran aground off the coast of Varberg last Saturday night at about 11:30 local time, sustaining a 3 metre long gash in its hull, gCaptain reports.
The ship, which was heading to Guinea from Rostock, Germany with a cargo of wheat, is said to have been loaded with 1,000 cubic metres (cbm) of HFO and 200 cbm of diesel at the time of its collision.
While the Swedish Coast Guard did not provide the name or flag state of the vessel, gCaptain says it identified it as the Liberian-flagged MV Victoria.
Dive teams and aerial surveys are both said to have been dispatched, but no spillage has been reported.
The coast guard says it is working in conjunction with the vessel owner, the Swedish Transport Agency, and a commercial salvage team to prepare a salvage plan for the ship after the fuel was removed.
The coast guard further noted that a criminal investigation has been launched into the incident, said to centre on the Master and officer on watch when the ship ran aground.
In July, it was reported that divers were looking for possible leaks in a fuel tanker carrying 12,000 tonnes of diesel and gasoline, after it was involved in a collision with a passenger ferry near Gothenburg Harbour.
