A dredge sank in the port of Klaipeda and the ship was inspected by divers



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“We would like to inform you that this morning at berth No. 65 A, used by the Western Baltic shipyards, the Sunland dredge, which had been here for some time, sank. There were no people on the dredge. specialists The port authority ship “Zunda” is working on site to stop the possible spread of contamination.

The responsible authorities were informed about the event, the owner of the excavator was contacted. The circumstances of the event are explained. Lately a small 31 m long excavator has not been working in the port ”, reported the management.

The Port Authority has received verbal assurances from the owner of the sunken excavator UAB Oloris that this afternoon the excavator will be inspected by divers and, after assessing the situation, an attempt will be made to lift the diver on Tuesday.

When small pollutant patches were observed, the shipowner used a polluting company. As the Port Authority ships “Zunda” and “Žaibas”, which arrived at the scene quickly after receiving the notification about the sunken excavator, built hoods, any spread of contamination is localized. The situation is controlled, if necessary, the vessel for the collection of petroleum products and diving of the Port Authority “Naras” is ready and on duty, the Directorate clarified.

On Tuesday, the administration announced that berth no. 65 A sunken excavator was inspected by divers summoned by the owner UAB Oloris. According to its owner, the planned excavation of the excavator has been postponed.

“The individual polluting films that appear at the scene of the incident are collected by a UAB Oloris company. Currently, the Port Authority is collecting a small polluting film due to the unfavorable weather conditions behind the barriers,” said the management.

The Sunland dredge, which sank on Monday and has been sitting at Pier 65 A for some time, has not been operating in the port recently.



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