The risky towing operation was launched on Tuesday evening amid fears that the ship’s hull could sustain further damages and leak more oil due to the approaching inclement weather.
Earlier this week, the vessel leaked an unknown amount of oil after it got detached from the ground unexpectedly. As informed by the coast guard, some of the oil has washed ashore in the area between Loftahammar and Valdemarsvik.
The Swedish Coast Guard raised fears that the towing of the heavily damaged ship could result in aggravating the condition of the hull or even another oil spill. Based on the latest update, streaks of volatile oil have been detected during the ship’s transit and an aerial mapping of the overall situation is underway.
Now that the ship has reached the harbour, it has been attached to two more tugs which will bring the stricken car carrier into its port of refuge later today. The convoy is being closely monitored by coast guard vessels.
The rescue service in Oskarshamn has decided to block the passage between Liljeholmskajen and Klubbholmen as of 07:00 today, August 2, and until the ship is moored and secured.
“When the ship is at the dock and the situation is judged to be safe, the Coast Guard and the municipal emergency services will call for a joint press conference in Oskarshamn’s harbor. Until then communication will take place via web and Twitter,” the coast guard said.
隨著該船抵達瑞典的Oskarshamn港，拋錨的汽車運輸船Makassar Highway的緊急拖船已進入最後階段。
週二晚上發生了有風險的拖曳作業，擔心由於惡劣的天氣，船體可能會受到進一步的損害並且會洩漏更多的石油。
本週早些時候，該船在意外的拋錨後洩漏了不明數量的油。據海岸警衛隊通知，一些石油已經在Loftahammar和Valdemarsvik之間的區域被沖上岸。
瑞典海岸警衛隊擔心拖著嚴重受損的船隻可能導致船體狀況惡化或甚至造成另一次漏油事故。根據最新的更新，在船舶運輸過程中檢測到短暫易揮發油的條痕，並且正在對整體情況進行航空追蹤。
現在這艘船已經到達港口，它已經連接了兩艘拖船，這將使受災的汽車運輸船今天晚些時候進入其避難港。海岸警衛隊正密切監視。
Oskarshamn的救援服務決定在8月2日今天07:00截止Liljeholmskajen和Klubbholmen之間的通道，直到該船停泊並獲得安全。
“當船舶在碼頭並且情況被認為是安全的時候，海岸警衛隊和市政緊急服務部門將要求在奧斯卡港的港口舉行聯合新聞發布會。在此之前，通過網絡和Twitter進行溝通，“海岸警衛隊說。
Information source: World Maritime News Staff; Image Courtesy: World Maritime
