MV Tapi finally towed away

Jun 24, 2013 |

Age Correspondent

mumbai

Exactly a week after the 25-year-old and 175-metre long oil tanker Pratibha Tapi, having a capacity of 23,000 ton, came close to the Madh Island coast, it was towed away on Sunday back to outer Mumbai anchorage, from where it had started drifting due to its weak anchor.
A press release issued by the Indian Coast Guard (INC) stated that the stranded vessel, which was almost 2 nautical miles away, was towed away by BEST Oasis Ltd Hongkong, which arranged for two tugs, Albatross 1 and Albatross 15. The INC had been monitoring the stranded vessel to meet any eventuality of oil pollution.
A coast guard official also informed that another vessel of Pratibha Shipping Company, Pratibha Indrayani, which is around 10 nautical miles away from the Madh Island coast, is maintaining its position and has stopped drifting.
About six ships of the Pratibha Shipping Company were stranded along the coasts of India, and three others overseas. The company had told the DG Shipping and then the high court, that it does not have the money to tow the two vessels.
The high court where then approached by BEST Oasis Ltd who assured that they would tow the vessels and then take their custody. The BEST Oasis Ltd, which also recycles ships, also bought two other vessels owned by the Pratibha Shipping Company, which werestranded off the Chennai coast and were then taken to the scrap yard.

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