[1]The Directorate of Shipping today said a salvage operation to re-float the oil tanker M T Pavit will be undertaken soon as the owners have identified professional salvors.
A salvage company has been identified and the owners and hull and machinery underwriters are likely to enter into a formal contract with it soon, a DGS statement said.
"The salvage operation is, therefore, likely to commence soon, subject to the favorable tidal window and sea and weather conditions," it said, without giving an exact time-line for the same.
Mobilisation of salvage equipment, associated machinery and personnel required to carry out the salvage operation has already started by the salvage company, it said.
M T Pavit is suspected to have drifted from the Middle-East to run aground at the popular Juhu beach in the city's north-west suburbs and has been stuck since July 31.
The DGS statement issued today further states that the owner and managers have been advised to approach concerned authorities for clearances so that the process of re-flotation gets expedited at the earliest.
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