On Dec 23, 2013, the "Silver" ran aground near
the the port of Tan Tan in southern Morocco with a cargo of 5000 tons IFO 380
oil on board which was destined from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where the ship had
sailed on Dec 20, for a thermal station 300 km south of Agadir.
Bad weather had prevented the ship from entering the
port, so it was anchored nearby.
But due to the strong swell the anchor dragged and the
ship was swept onto the shore. Spanish aid was requested to refloat the vessel.
The ship was hard aground near the harbor entrance of Tan
Tan after hitting rocks, but no major leaks have so far been reported.
All attempts to free the vessel have so far failed
raising fear of an oil spill. Two vessels were expected from the Canary Islands
in an attempt to pull the ship out to sea, an 11500-hp-tug was expected on Dec
27 coming from La Luz in Las Palma, as well as experts of Smit Salvage from the
Netherlands and assisted by a helicopter of the police.
On Dec 26 a meeting was held in Tan Tan to discuss
salvage methods and to avoid an ecological desaster including the Moroccan
owner Marcab Sarl, insurers and the salvors.
Source : SN-TR.
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