After calling off the salvage operations at the Juhu coast to refloat the unmanned grounded ship MV Wisdom, the equipment which has been put by the salvers at the spot could lead to hazards or accidents for those venturing close to the vessel.
Equipment like ladders and other technical machinery and tools being used by the salvaging company SMIT at the spot is yet to be removed. The process to remove the tools and equipment from the spot has been started. But according to DG Shipping officials, it would take some time so people must avoid going closer to the ship or the equipment.
“We have asked people that they should not go very close to the ship as many equipment were being used by salvers. The machines installed near the ship were used while the operation was on to refloat the vessel. Also it’s a huge vessel and if someone gets close to it and gets stuck near the propeller or the engine it might lead to some untoward incident,” said Satish Agnihotri, director general of shipping.
The salvage operations started on Thursday. On Friday and Saturday slavers tried their best to take advantage of the high tide and refloat the ship but failed. Salvage operations will start again after a fortnight when there will be high tide in the month of July and till then MV Wisdom would stay on Juhu coast.
The police officials and the BMC lifeguards have been asking people to not go very close to the ship at the spot. On Sunday two teenagers who had ventured near the ship were pulled by waves inside the sea but were saved by lifeguards present on the spot.
MV Wisdom, a 26-year-old container ship, in the course of its lifecycle has been blessed with 14 name changes, and nobody knows how many owners. It started life in faraway Hamburg
Source: Daily News and Analysis. 21 June 2011
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