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arrived scrapyard
arrived Civet Guandong scrapyrad 12.01.13
Scrap ship towed to port with leaking fuel tank
The "PWP 1" on Jan 5 has been disabled off Sanya city, China, after a fuel tank leaked and the vessel lost power. The unladen ship was heading from Singapore to Guangzhou. The China’s Nanhai Rescue Bureau dispatched the rescue vessel "Nan Hai Jiu 115" immediately after receiving a distress call from the vessel. On the evening of Jan 5 rescuers found the ship and started to tow it back to Sanya. A total of 16 crew members from Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Malaysia were aboard the vessel. At 3.20 p.m. LT on Jan 7 the "Nan Hai Jiu 115" and "PWP 1" arrived at the Sanya port. The 30-year-old vessel was due to be broken up.
Suffered an engine failure in South China sea
Heavylift PWP 1 suffered an engine failure in South China sea off Sanya port, south of Hainan island, on Jan 5 13, en route from Singapore to Guangzhou. Vessel requested an assistance, tug was dispatched from Sanya, and on Jan 6 PWP 1 was towed to Sanya. Maritime Bulletin http://www.odin.tc
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