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Chamarel-wreck cut in two
The gutted cable layer "Chamarel“ has recently been cut in two halves to make the demolition easier following the fire on board and its grounding at the Namibian coast in August 2012. Demolishers first had to build a jetty to get better access to the wreck using gravel and rocks. The ship which was then lying parallel to the beach at mile 68 on a sandbar was then pulled around in a perpendicular position and is since being dismantled with the help of two mobile cranes from the shore. German report with photo: http://www.az.com.na/lokales/schiffswrack-wird-am-namibischen-atlantikufer-demontiert.409195
Operation to salvage Chamarel is underway
The operation to salvag e France Telecom -Orange's cable ship , the CHAMAREL, which ran aground following a fire on 8 August, is now underway. The ship is currently located on sand banks 30 km from Henties Bay in Namibia. Every effort is being made by the Group and the experts in charge of the salvage operation to minimize the environmental impact of this incident. The Namibian Ministry of Transport has requested that France Telecom-Orange remove any pollutants from th e vessel and move her to a location where she will not pose any threat to the environment. In agreement with the insurance companies, a specialist company, Smit Salvage, has been appointed to oversee these operations.
Smit preparing diesel lightering operation
Preparations are underway to pump the remaining diesel from the "Chamarel" nearly two weeks after it went ablaze. On Aug 17, a team of Smit Marine, the salvage operator appointed on behalf of the ship's insurers, Guard Insurance Group, were preparing the site for pumping out the diesel still on board the vessel. No diesel was leaking from the ship. The beach where the ship is stranded has been cordoned off and cables have been readied to link a fuel line from the vessel to shore where the diesel will be pumped into tanker trucks and transported to Walvis Bay for storage. A service road was built to allow the trucks to reach the site despite the thick sand. It was expected that the pumping of the diesel would take about a week.
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