The 14,000-ton ship has been drifting on Cu Lao Cham island, Hoi An city, Quang Nam for more than 4 months now. Local authorities hope to soon remove the ship from environmentally sensitive waters.
April 5, talking to reporters Dan TriMs. Pham Thi My Huong, Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of Tan Hiep commune, Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, said that the commune hopes that the authorities and towing unit will soon have a plan to bring the drifting ship to the island by the end of the year. 2023 Get out of Cu Lao Cham waters as soon as possible.
According to Ms. Huong, all the oil in the ship has been drained, and plans to respond to oil spills have also been ensured.
The King Rich ship drifted in from the sea and ran aground in the Pineapple cape area, Bai Huong village on Cu Lao Cham island in December 2023 (Photo: People’s Committee of Tan Hiep commune).
“Currently, the ship only has a shell left. Although the possibility of affecting the marine environment of Cu Lao Cham is small, the commune hopes that the unit will soon tow the ship to another place,” said Chairman of Tan Hiep commune.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Hoang Cong Hoa, Chief Representative of the Vietnam Environmental Incident Response Center, Central Region, said that the oil on the ship has been completely sucked out, and the holes on the ship have also been removed. patched.
Authorities inspect the ship (Photo: Tan Hiep Commune People’s Committee).
According to Mr. Hoa, TTQ Vietnam Company Limited (Kin Dom Company transferred ownership of the King Rich ship to its Vietnamese partner) is the unit responsible for handling the oil spill and towing the King Rich ship to another place. But so far this unit has not towed the ship away.
“On March 28, they (Vietnam National Co., Ltd.) should have towed the ship to Hai Phong, but there were some problems so they have not towed it yet. They are asking the People’s Committee of Quang Nam province to tow it within 1 month. , it’s almost time to pull it away,” Mr. Hoang Cong Hoa said.
Mr. Hoa also said that all environmental problems of the ship in Cu Lao Cham waters are safe, just waiting for the day the ship is towed to Hai Phong.
The King Rich ship has been surrounded by buoys to prevent oil spills. The ship is stranded in the waters of Cu Lao Cham, waiting to be towed to another place (Photo: Hoang Cong Hoa).
Like Dan Tri Reportedly, on December 1, 2023, the authorities of Tan Hiep commune and Cu Lao Cham Border Guard Station discovered the King Rich ship drifting from the sea and stranded in the Pineapple cape area, Bai Huong village on Cu Lao Cham island.
This ship has Sierra Leone nationality. The ship’s registered name belongs to Kin Dom Company, Taiwan. The ship has a tonnage of nearly 14,000 tons, is 132m long, 21m wide. This is a chemical transport ship. At the time of drifting to Cu Lao Cham, the King Rich ship had no crew or cargo.