OCEANIC PINTAIL

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Nuclear fuel carrier broken up in Leith

The 'Oceanic Pintal' has left for its final voyage from Barrow-in-Furness on Nov 5, 2020, beig towed by the 'MTS Viscout' (IMO: 7610012), to a breaker in Leith where it arrived on Nov 12. Now 98% of the vessel will be recycled by the Leith firm Dales Marine Services, an EU List approved supplier of vessel decommissioning. She has served the U.K. nuclear industry for the last 33 years. It was crucial to us that the winning bidder was able to scarp the vessel in safe and environmentally-friendly way. Rigorous standards had to be met, including a target that 98% of the vessel would be recycled. The vessel arrived in Dales Marine’s dry dock facilities earlier this month, after a 1,000-nautical-mile tow, and Dales will be commencing with the decommissioning operation in due course. Report with photo: https://www.marinelink.com/news/nuclear-cargo-ship-decommissioned-483325