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02-10-2011, 03:20 PM
A 183-meter long Singapore registered oil tanker with 306,997 barrels of Naphthol (a petroleum byproduct used by the petrochemical industry) suffered a breakdown at sea off Macao coastal area on Thursday. However, instead of being towed south, it opted to anchor in the Marine Mammal Sanctuary off Samana. As reported in El Dia, the ship violated an order from the Ministry of Environment and has remained on site. Ministry communications director Mayo Rodriguez said that the Ministry's Technical Environmental Protection Department and the Samana authorities would evaluate the situation. "They entered without notifying, they did not notify the breakdown, the cargo they had on board, nor did they heed an order to leave," said Rodriguez. The Blue Emerald is docked off the beach of El Carenero, located within the protected area. The ship was making its way from Texas to St. Croix.
As reported in Listin Diario, Marine Mammals Sanctuary administrator Peter Sanchez said that the Blue Emerald was in the Mona Passage on Wednesday 2 February en route to St. Croix when its engines were shut down. The crew maneuvered and the ship docked off Bavaro, in La Altagracia, but hoteliers acted and convinced the ship to move. The ship contracted a shipping company, Agencias Navieras B&R, S.A. to assist with the move, and it was towed to the Marine Mammal Sanctuary.
Sanchez said the Ministry of Environment had notified the shipping company that the ship needed to be towed to a secure port where it would not put the visiting whales at risk. The breakdown coincides with the peak of the whale-watching season that is from 15 January to 30 March.
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As reported in Listin Diario, Marine Mammals Sanctuary administrator Peter Sanchez said that the Blue Emerald was in the Mona Passage on Wednesday 2 February en route to St. Croix when its engines were shut down. The crew maneuvered and the ship docked off Bavaro, in La Altagracia, but hoteliers acted and convinced the ship to move. The ship contracted a shipping company, Agencias Navieras B&R, S.A. to assist with the move, and it was towed to the Marine Mammal Sanctuary.
Sanchez said the Ministry of Environment had notified the shipping company that the ship needed to be towed to a secure port where it would not put the visiting whales at risk. The breakdown coincides with the peak of the whale-watching season that is from 15 January to 30 March.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)