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Update: Fore Section of MOL Comfort Sinks with 1,600 mt of Fuel Oil Onboard
Update: Adds that the fore section had 1,600 metric tons of fuel oil onboard, 2,400 containers have sunk.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today has reported that at 19:00 UTC on July 10 the fore section of MOL Comfort sank near 19’56”N 65’25”E, at a water depth of around 3,000 meters.
"We have reported this fact to the flag state of Bahamas, Indian authorities and parties concerned. We will keep the salvage team at the scene to monitor if there is any oil leakage and floating containers," MOL's statement read.
In a second update today, MOL said that about 1,600 metric tonnes (mt) of fuel oil and other oil were estimated to be in the tanks of the fore part when it sank, adding that there is oil film at the site, but no large volume of oil leakage has been observed so far.
About 2,400 containers on board the fore part of the vessel were reported to have sunk with the fore part, while some containers have been confirmed to be floating near the site.
The news brings to a close the vessel's salvage effort, which began over four weeks ago after MOL Comfort broke in two on June 17 during adverse weather.
Ship & Bunker previously reported that on Saturday fire had broken out onboard the fore section of the vessel as it was being towed to port, and as of yesterday the fire was still not under control.
The aft part of the vessel sank on June 27 at a water depth of about 4,000 metres with about 1,500 metric tonnes of fuel oil aboard.
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