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arrived Scrapyard

arrived Civet Guandong Scrapyard 31.12.13

Casualty taken in tow to Khan Hoa

In the morning of Oct 8 at 6 a.m. the "Bright Royal" was adrift in position 13 01' N 109 36 ' E about 12 miles NE of the Dai Lanh Cape. In the evening the Coastguard sent a team of technical staff of the 48 Squadron in Quy Nhon City which jointly with representants of the ship owner, the master and the chief engineer, on the whole seven men, tried to carry out repairs at the engine. But the machine could be booted ibly once and then broke down again. It was estimated to be beyong repair, and the ship continued to drift five miles off Phu Yen towards the coast province of Khanh Hoa. Finally it was taken in tow by the Vietnames tugs "An Hai 27" and the "CSB 2009" and pulled to the waters of Dai Lanh commune in the Van Ninh district of the Khanh Hoa province. It was due to be delivered at the the Hyundai Vinashin shipping yard in Ninh Phuoc Commune, Ninh Hoa district of Khanh Hoa on Oct 9. The Director of the Environmental Protection Department of Quang Ngai Province asked for the assistance of the Oil Spill Rescue Center of the central region to handle the oil spill in Quang Ngai. Reports with photos: http://vietnambreakingnews.com/2013/10/panama-ship-drifts-to-binh-dinh/#.UlUJ8FFKGHc http://baotiasang.com/news/Xa-hoi/Kho-khan-trong-giai-cuu-tau-Bright-Royal-dang-chim-291188/ http://giaothongvantai.com.vn/an-toan-giao-thong/201310/quang-ngai-dua-24-thuy-thu-tau-panama-gap-nan-tai-ly-son-vao-bo-an-toan-385475/

Bulkcarrier drifting in the sea again

In the afternoon of Oct 7 the "Bright Royal" had broken free from the grounding site at Ly Son and was drifting towards Quy Nhon city in the Binh Dinh province. after two days of high swell and winds of more than 50 knots. The main worry was that oil continued to spill oil from the cargo ship. The ship drifted nearly 100 nautical miles to Quy Nhon waters and was about 26 nautical miles from shore. Two cargo holds were flooded and causing a danger of sinking. The "Bright Royal" was carrying more than 27,200 tons of clinker from Vung Ang (Ha Tinh) to Bangladesh when it hit a reef which tore two 1.5 m wide holes in the engine room and tanks with 387 tons fuel part of which spilt. The Quang Ngai Border Guard High Command has sent two boats to coordinate with Bright Royal’s crew to anchor the ship which was abandoned by its crew of 24 on Oct 5. It has also asked the Coastal Information Station of central Da Nang city to warn operating ships of the drifting vessel so as to avoid any accidents. Vietnamese report with photo: http://vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/xa-hoi/tau-bright-royal-troi-dat-den-binh-dinh-2890834.html