PERLA

scrapped

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broken up

Being broken up by Fura Ehf based in Hafnarfjordur in Faxafloi Bay, Island

Cleaning work will still take some time

Útgerðar­stjóri Björg­un­a saw no chance that it would be possible to use the "Perla" again. At this moment it was not possible to say what would be done with the ship after the police investigation. It was in the hands of insurance to decide on the fate. However, it would still take several days to pump the oil from the rear and out the engine compartment, and there was much work left to clean the ship which was surrounded by an oil boom at the berth in the Faxaflóa Port after having been refloated successfully by pumping out 700 tons of water. Icelandic reports with photos: http://ruv.is/frett/perla-aftur-a-flot http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2015/11/17/mikid_verk_ad_hreinsa_perlu/ http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2015/11/18/perla_siglir_taepast_aftur/

Perla floating again

After hours of pumping the "Perla" raised from the bottom in Reykjavik in the night of Nov 16. After the police and the Marine Accident Investigation Board have concluded their investigations into the accident, it is up to the insurance to decide on the future of the ship. Draining the water had started in the afternoon today, but the work proceeded more slowly than expected though the ship lifted considerably. It proved difficult to keep the stability of the ship with a barge moored at its port side and a mobile crane on the quay, but finally the ship was afloat. Icelandic reports with photos and video: http://www.faxafloahafnir.is/adgerdir-vegna-perlunnar/ http://www.faxafloahafnir.is/perlan-komin-a-flot/ http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2015/11/16/perla_thurrausin_og_a_floti/ http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2015/11/17/leita_astaedna_thess_ad_perla_sokk/