"Varandei" ship got stuck on the reef. Rescuers didn`t have enough time to refloat the ship at high tide in order to bring it to the sufficient depth", - commented experts of sea rescue-coordination center "South Sakhalinsk" the events near Iturup island.
Period of high tide, when sea level near Iturup rises by 40 cm, lasts for 2 hours, from 15:00 to 17:00 by local time. On Monday salvage ship "Rubin" will attempt to release "Varandei" again. But cogs of reef pierced motor ship deeply. Rescuers started to doubt the success of operation.
Nevertheless, crew of "Varandei", consisting of 11 people, stay on the board. All life supporting systems operate on the ship. Electric energy is produced by additional engines; the water from the leak is pumped out.
Incident with dry cargo ship occurred on January 12 after ship unloaded coal in Iturup island and started to leave the berth. At this moment powerful wind squall threw motor ship on reefs of Olya bay.
sections: Accidents, Region News
regions: Far East region |
Russian News
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