Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (RD)
Mangalore, Sep 5: In a significant meeting held in Mumbai on Tuesday September 4, an undertaking was signed by the owners of Eritrean ship MV DenDen, which sunk a few kilometers away from Tannirbavi beach, near NMPT, few months ago.
The lawyer appointed by the Eritrean ship owner has consented to salvage the ship on behalf of the owner, reliable sources confirmed.
Discussions were held on pumping either the furnace oil to another tanker, or to the temporary storage tanks installed on the shore, before taking up salvage operations. There is likelihood of beginning the emptying process of cargo when the rains recede or in the first week of October, sources informed.
The twenty one surviving crew of DenDen are forced to stay in lodges here, for over two months, owing to the delay in signing the undertaking by the ship owners who otherwise would have been repatriated to their country long ago.
On the backdrop of the meeting held on Tuesday September 4, it was expected to secure the undertaking signed by the ship owner, sources stated.
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