For Latest Updates: Modern Express Adrift in Bay of Biscay

Thursday: The Panamanian-flagged automotive service Modern Express continues to float eastward within the Bay of Biscay as salvors assess choices for saving the stricken ship. 

On Thursday, the Modern Express was situated roughly 168 nautical miles west of La Rochelle, France and drifting eastward at a charge of about 1.3 knots.

A salvage group from SMIT salvage arrived early Thursday together with the French Navy frigate Primauguet carrying a Lynx helicopter. Two Spanish tugs employed by the shipowner have additionally joined the frigate and the emergency tug Abeille Bourbon, which has been on scene since Wednesday, within the space.

In Pictures: The Amazing Race to Save the Modern Express

According to France’s Maritime Prefect Atlantic, the vessel’s record has stabilized and the ship is now exhibiting no indicators of water ingress.

Weather has prevented salvors from boarding the automotive service to arrange it for potential towing. Salvors are nonetheless making an attempt to find out the very best plan of action for saving the vessel.

gCaptain Full Coverage: Modern Express Adrift in Bay of Biscay

As gCaptain has reported, two Spanish search and rescue helicopters evacuated all 22 crew members from the Modern Express on Tuesday after the ship developed a extreme record whereas underway within the Bay of Biscay on a voyage from the nation of Gabon to Le Havre, France. The roll-on/roll-off automotive service is carrying 3,600 tons of timber and building tools, in response to the Maritime Prefect Altantic. 

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