Bulk Carrier Refloated at Port of Norfolk
The 738-foot mass provider Hong Dai has actually been reflated after it ran marooned Wednesday evening near Sewell’s Point in Norfolk, Virginia.
The UNITED STATE Coast Guard reports that a number of yanks were associated with the procedure which occurred at high trend Friday early morning. The ship currently continues to be at support under a Captain of the Port Order limiting its motion till an undersea study can be carried out as well as the vessel is regarded completely secure to cruise.
The Panamanian- flagged Hong Dai ran marooned on soft sand concerning a quarter mile northwest of Sewell’s Point in Norfolk late Wednesday evening soon after leaving the Dominion bulk incurable in Newport News, Virginia.
At the moment of the grounding, staff participants from the Hong Dai reported the mass provider had 22 staff aboard as well as was bring a freight of coal. It was additionally bring 188,000 gallons of reduced sulfur gas oil, diesel, as well as lube oil, jointly.
No injuries, air pollution or flooding have actually been reported.
“The key to this successful marine salvage operation is the coordination of multiple port partners coming together and working for the continued safety, security, and prosperity of the Port of Virginia,” claimedCmdr Dean Horton, avoidance division head at Sector Virginia.