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Authorities: No Bunker Leaks After Vessel Sinks Off Fiji
Fiji's Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) says that inspection dives have shown that there is no fuel leakage from the MV Suilven, which sunk in Suva Harbour on November 24, local media reports.
The ministry adds that calculations suggest that about 3,000 litres of light diesel fuel could remain in the M/V Suilven's tanks, noting that the vessel had 8,000 litres before its departure from Ovalau.
The vessel is reported to have sunk at the entrance of Suva Harbour while carrying 25 twenty-foot reefer containers and a small number of trucks, as well as 30 crew members and four passengers - drivers of the trucks.
"Initial reports from the owners, Venu Shipping, indicated that the container cargo lashing failure contributed to the listing of this RORO ship. All crew and passengers were safely evacuated on board the Tug Tanunda," said Francis Kean, Permanent Secretary for the MIT.
MIT says it is currently in talks with Venu Shipping Limited (Venu) for the removal of the sunken vessel from the Suva Harbour.
In July, Lui Naisara, deputy secretary for MIT, urged for the ratification of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution, saying it will enable full compensation to the country for pollution damage caused by marine fuel spills.
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