Team Herald
PANJIM: The State government on Saturday said that an aerial inspection of the spot where the unmanned ship carrying naphtha has drifted has indicated that there’s no spillage of any of the cargo.
A statement issued by the chief minister’s office (CMO) has stated that the unmanned, damaged, Nu-shi Nalini is stuck on a rock/softground in the sea near Dona Paula with about 2,000 tonnes of naphtha, 50 tonnes of heavy oil and 19 tonnes of diesel.
“A three member expert team consisting of Captain KP Jayakumar, Nautical Advisor, Govt of India, Captain Mohit Behl, Nautical Surveyor, DG Shipping, and Bodh Raj, Engineer and Ship Surveyor, Mercantile Marine Department, Mumbai, alongwith MPT and State officials are assessing the situation to plan remedial actions,” the statement adds.
It further states that 24×7 monitoring is being carried out by different agencies, including MPT signal station. “Port assessment and the Coast Guard aerial inspection found no oil spillage. The Coast Guard has also stationed one oil spill response vessel in the vicinity of the grounded vessel.”
The CMO said that the ship is still aground at the same position for the last 24 hours. “Attempt to rig boom is also being undertaken to deal with any possible spillage but the sea is still rough,” it states.
Today three attempts were made to assess the surrounding area of the vessel, to ascertain the extent of grounding is being done simultaneously by another team by using boat.
“After an assessment by the airflown team, a further meeting will be held to determine the further course of action,” it adds.
