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Wreck is leaking oil
The 'Suilven' is leaking fuel badly at the Suva Harbour. The spill is bubbling to the surface covering the surf spot and going out to sea. The Permanent Secretary for Environment was aware of the spill. The CEO of the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji has deployed personnel to look into the matter. The Fiji Ports Authority were looking into this matter as they tried to control and mitigate any deadly environmental impacts from the spill.
Owners to seek financial support for salvage
The owners of the "Suilven" has been advised to seek financial assistance to salvage the vessel. Recovering the ship will cost around 20 million dollars. The Fiji Ports Corporation Limited CEO Vaijira Piasena said the company has been trying to secure financing for the salvaging of the sunken ferry, however they have made no real progress so far. The next step will basically to see what other lower cost are and whether salvaging options were there, looking at other salvaging people and also we have asked Venu Shipping to look into that.
Salvage on hold unless getting funded
The Fiji Ports Corporation Limited is looking for more than 42 million dollars to salvage the "Suilven" from the bottom of the Suva Harbour. A request has been sent out to potential donors. All salvage plans are on hold until they figure out how and where to get the money from. The salvage report itself – handed to FPCL two months ago – cost 38000 dollars. Report with photo: http://www.fbc.com.fj/fiji/40942/funds-required-to-salvage-the-mv-suilven-#sthash.kCygXhKB.dpuf
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