Mr K Raghuramaiah chairman of Paradip Port Trust refuted the report that the sunken ship, MV Black Rose is spilling huge quantities of furnace oil posing threat to the marine life in the Bay of Bengal in and around Paradip.
Mr Raghuramaiah told Business Line over phone from Paradip that “Large scale spillage from the ship is not possible for two reasons, First the bulk of the furnace oil of the sunken ship about 900 tonnes was contained in three sealed chambers which the inspection revealed, were intact and, therefore, with little chance of oil leaking from there.”
He added that “The furnace oil stored in the chambers was in semi solid condition and would become liquid only after heating and, therefore, the oozing of semi solid oil from the sealed chambers was remote.”
The PPT Chairman however did not rule out some spillage of furnace oil and lube oil from the engine room in negligible quantity, but as of now, there was no sign of that oil surfacing and thus causing problem.
Mr Raghuramaiah said that “We have posted two vessels, one PPT’s own and the other belonging to the Coast Guard, in the area to keep 24 hour vigil on the probable oil spill.”
He pointed out that the vessels were carrying necessary equipment, including boomers to tackle spill, if any. He added that “If there was some spillage, the port authorities could not help it adding that after all, it was an accident over which we had no control.”
(Sourced from http://www.steelguru.com/news/index/2009/09/24/MTEzMTc0/No_large_scale_oil_spill_from_MV_Black_Rose_-_Mr_Raghuramaiah.html)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
No large scale oil spill from MV Black Rose - Mr Raghuramaiah
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