A Panamanian-flagged bulk provider has been refloated after operating aground on at a world-famous diving web site off Cebu, Philippines final week.

The ship, MV Belle Rose, was refloated Saturday morning and moved to an anchorage off the coast San Fernand, Cebu beneath its personal energy. According to reviews a salvage crew from Malayan Towage and Salvaging Corp. used three tugs to drag the vessel into deeper water the place they then examined the ships engines and additional inspected the hull for damages. No oil spill has been reported.

The 183-meter Belle Rose ran aground June 13 on Monad Shoal, a well-known dive web site often called one of many solely locations on earth the place you’ll be able to constantly spot thresher sharks within the wild. The reef sits on the sting of a steep 200 meter drop off and ranges in depth from 20 to 27 meters.

The Philippine Coast Guard estimated beforehand that 483-meters of coral reef has been broken on account of the grounding.

The location of the grounding was roughly 4 nautical miles southeast of Malapascua Island in Daanbantayan, Cebu.

The 50,472 DWT Belle Rose was inbuilt 2010. The ship was crusing from Nantong, China to Cebu when the incident occurred.