Mangalore: Authorities Deny Rumours of Oil Slick from DenDen

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Mangalore, Oct 11: Rumours of oil slick from sunken Eritrean ship DenDen by Tannirbavi shores have been denied by port authorities and marine experts from city-based Fisheries College on Thursday October 11.

Speaking exclusively to daijiworld.com, Capt Vaswani, deputy conservator of NMPT, denied any reports of oil slick from the ill-fated sunken ship M V DenDen. However, port authorities have deployed a team of oil slick experts consisting of 17 members, along with necessary equipment, to face any possible oil slick from its cargo hold.

Moreover, the ship is loaded with furnace oil which would not cause massive oil slick and the heap of substance can be contained faster than the oil slick caused by oil tankers, he informed.

The marine experts from the premier Fisheries College, in the city who visited the spot on Thursday October 11, confirmed that there was no trace of oil slick.  The deputy director of Fisheries College, Suresh, while speaking to daijiworld.com, stated that the local fishermen living along the sea shore, close to the sunken ship, M V DenDen, are unnecessarily apprehensive over the possible oil slick.  However, the test on sample of water, revealed no trace of oil slick, he confirmed.

It is the genuine concern of the local fishermen since the sunken ship DenDen, lies close to the shore.  In an event oil slick, they fear of losing their livelihood.  The statistics on fisheries quantum has revealed that there has been steep decline in fisheries' catch over the years.  Hence they have demanded the authorities to undertake salvage operations at the earliest.

Recent headlines:

• Mangalore: 'Den Den' Crew Homeward-bound, at Long Last 
• Mangalore: DenDen Ship Owners Sign Undertaking for Salvage Operation 
• Ill-fated 'DenDen' Crew - When will they be Freed from Mangalore?

Full, earlier coverage:

• Mangalore: Report on Ill-fated Vessel M V DenDen Submitted
• Mangalore: Imposition of Additional Customs Duty on DenDen
• Salvage Operations on M V DenDen Postponed to October
• Mangalore: DenDen Tragedy - Weather Delays Salvage Operations
• Mangalore: Missing Sailor from Denden Found Dead at Panambur
• Mangalore: Oil Slick Fears Loom Large as Ship's Wreckage is Washed Ashore
• Mangalore: Was it 'Shani' who Ruled 'Shatter'-day, June 23, 2007 ?
• Mangalore: One Person Still Missing from Sunken 'DenDen' Ship
• Mangalore: Crew from Sunken 'Den Den' Ship Safe - To Be Rescued Soon

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