Photo courtesy of Per Rasmussen, Extra Bladet
A Dutch coaster has gone aground at Vordingborg. Navy Operational Command has sent an environmental ship out to damming possible contamination.
This morning is a Dutch coaster aground off Vordingborg. Navy Operational Command, Fleet, arrived on the spot.
- We have no idea how the ship ended up there. But now it firmly, says press officer Kenneth Nielsen from SOK to ekstrabladet.dk.
These are ship Arklow Resolve. SOK has not PARTICULAR creeps on the cargo ship bears.
SOK has sent the ship Marie Environmental forth to stem the possible contamination.
- There is no evidence of an oil spill, and it is obviously very pleased, "said Kenneth Nielsen.
ektrabladet.dk 's broadcast photographer is on site. He stands on the shore and following the situation.
- There's just gone public from environmental ship aboard the coaster. I've talked to a marine painter who saw the ship being loaded with grain yesterday. Today it should sail to northern Spain, says ektrabladet.dk 's photographer, Per Rasmussen.
The ship is now being detained by the Maritime Authority.
- It will say that the ship is not allowed to walk free or in any way continues the his voyage before DMA permit it, says press officer Kenneth Nielsen.
Now divers explore the ship, so you can see if it will allow the problem to pull it off. Subsequently, the ship into deeper water so that divers can go through the entire hull to see what damage the ship has been.
- It becomes Maritime Authority opklaringsenhed who come to study how the ship ended up there. Navy Operational Command will retain his environment ship in the area until the coaster is allowed to proceed, "said Kenneth Nielsen.
SOK's environmental ship may curb pollution booms and pumping it into tanks.
UPDATE: The "Arklow Resolve" was refloated from its grounding site in the Masnedsund in the foremidday of Mar 31 by the tug "Storesund". The hull is now being surveyed by divers.
