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Will the stranded tanker MT Nu-Shi Nalini loaded with naphtha, presently grounded off the Dona Paula coast, be moved back to the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in 2-3 days?
If highly placed sources are to be believed, there has been a lot of activity at MPT and at the location of the ship off Dona Paula coast.
Sources in the fishing community told The Goan in the last two days, the position of the drifted ship has changed, the tilt of the vessel seems to be corrected and the vessel almost seems afloat.
Sources in MPT, however, said the ship could be taken to a MPT berth, where naphtha could be offloaded at the MPT via a ship-to-ship transfer.
“We have been informed to stay on standby. There are already tugs summoned for the grounded ship. One tug has already arrived and the other tug is awaited. We feel most of the salvage works have been completed,” said a source.
According to information, 70% of salvage works on the Nu-Shi Nalini have been completed.
Sources added that frequent meetings have been convened at MPT and other departments in Panaji, with MPT officials on continuous move these days.
“One tug near the ship can be seen and the ship looks to be tied to the tug
already. There are options of
transferring Naptha in the deep sea, where another ship will arrive and clear the naphtha off the ship.”
“But there is yet another option being explored that the ship could be pulled back to MPT and a ship-to-ship transfer be carried out in one of the berths, most likely Berth 8 of petroleum products in MPT.”
“Going by the pace of developments, the ship could be moved to the MPT in about 2-3 days,” the source added.
