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Salvage operation due to start
The "Thorco Cloud" salvage operation was due to kick-off on June 18, 2019. The MPA established a 400 metre-wide exclusion zone in Singapore Strait ahead of the project start-up off St. John’ s Island/Pulau Sambu) and in the eastbound traffic lane of the Singapore Strait (off Changi/Pulau Batam) Traffic Separation Scheme (STRAITREP Sector 8)from June 18 to Aug 20. The ship had collided with the chemical tanker "Stolt Commitment" on Dec 16, 2015, and subsequently sank in the Singapore Strait. The ship had broken into two parts and sank after a few minutes on a water depth of 70 meters. Six crew members died. The two sections were resting 1,730 meters apart. The recovery was handled by the Chinese company Guangzhou Salvage. There were 560 tons of bunker fuel aboard the "Thorco Cloud" as it sank. In April 2018, more than 440 tons of heavy fuel was pumped out.
Chinese company to remove sunken wreck
The Guangzhou Salvage has won the deal to raise the "Thorco Cloud". The Standard Club has appointed the Chinese state-backed salvor to remove the sunken wreck of the multipurpose ship from a water depth of 70 meters off Singapore. The ship had sunk on Dec 16, 2015, after colliding with the chemical tanker "Proud Commitmen"t. Six crew members died in the accident. The "Thorco Cloud" broke in two parts as it sank, and the ship is probably further degraded after the long stay on the bottom of the sea.
440 tons fuel recovered from Thorco Cloud wreck
More than 440 tons of heavy fuel oil was extracted from the tanks of the "Thorco Cloud". The wreck lies in two sections 1,730 meters apart and 70 meters down in the middle of the eastbound traffic lane of the Singapore Strait following a collision in December 2015. The heavy oil in the fuel tanks and in trapped compartments was seen as a major pollution hazard. Both the bow and stern sections contained fuel tanks that required emptying, so the owner, Marship GmbH, supported by the P&I insurance company Standard Club, contracted Jaya Salvage Indonesia early in 2017. Bumi Subsea provided remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and the dynamically positioned Surf Allamanda, owned by Bourbon Offshore. This served as the work platform during the salvage of the trapped fuel by using the Moskito hot tap tool developed in Norway by Miko Marine. Report with photos: https://www.marinelink.com/news/recovered-sunken-thorco436551
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