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Salvage work has started

Work has begun to refloat several cargo ships that ran aground in a storm last week in which at least three sailors died. Five vessels were washed up on the coasts of Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain.On Feb 12 the "Abbay" was being refloated at Al Hamriya beach. Capt. Sanjay Prasher flew in from India to manage the operations to refloat the vessel. Municipality teams and representatives of the company managing one of the other ships were now working on manoeuvring the ship towards the sea to allow tugs to pull it into deeper water. Sand has accumulated around the ship. Salvors were waiting for the high tide. The tide will take much of the ship’s weight making it easier to manoeuvre. The ship may need 48 hours to be floated, weather permitting. The ship has 18 crew members from India. They have been on the ship since it ran aground. Hawsers from the tugs were attached to the ship and one of the grounded vessel’s anchors raised while the other was dropped to maintain stability as the tugs turned its bow. On the beach, municipality teams and police were coordinating efforts to ensure no environmental issues arose from the operation. Another vessel sank in the storm, claiming the lives of at least three Indian sailors, whose bodies were recovered from the sea. Two crew members were rescued by Coastguard, and five were helped from the sinking ship. Two others in the 12-man crew remained unaccounted for. Report with photo: http://www.thenational.ae/uae/work-begins-to-refloat-cargo-ships-that-ran-aground-in-sharjah-during-storm

Abbay and four other ships grounded by storm

The "Abbay" was one of on the whole five cargo vessels which were beached by a storm on Feb 3, 2017, in Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. The UAE Coast Guard struggled to rescue the crews from the vessels, with inclement weather hampering their efforts. Waves were reported to be as high as eight metres near the shore, which forced the five vessels to run aground on Sharjah’s Hamriya shore, Al Hira beach and Umm Al Quwain shore. Three vessels ran aground in Al Hamriya, one vessel at Al Hira beach and one vessel in Umm Al Quwain. The Asian crew members of the five vessels were rescued by the Coastguard. They were reported to be in good conditions and awaiting outpasses at the ports to return back home. Reports with photos and video: http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/five-vessels-run-aground-in-high-waves-1.1972999 http://www.thenational.ae/uae/three-dead-four-rescued-as-ship-sinks-off-sharjah-coast http://www.thenational.ae/uae/sharjah-rescue-teams-continue-search-for-sailors-from-sunken-ship