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Salvage may take longer
As of May 29, the affected parties were involved in preparing to salvage the 'Ali Aykin', which, hjowever, may take longer. The positiion of the grounded ship remained unchanged (55° 32' N 012° 46' E). The salvage operation can only begin when the salvage plan has been approved by the Swedish Coast Guard. The Coast Guard has prepared for a possible environmental response operation, as it cannot be ruled out that oil will leak when the salvage work begins.The 'Ali Aykin' remained stable aground. The two criminal investigations into drunkenness at sea and gross negligence in maritime traffic were ongoing.
Police expanded investigations against crew
The Swedish police expanded the investigation into the crew on board the 'Ali Aykin', which ran aground south of the Øresund Bridget. One crew member has already been remanded in custody, charged with drunken sailing and gross negligence. Now another crew member was being suspected too. A diving survey has shown that the ship is hard aground in pos. 55° 32.16' N 012° 45.73' E, Besides the leak in a ballast tank, the authorities feared that there may be further damage to the hull. Several environmental vessels have now gathered nearby to be able to intervene if a leakage occurs from the ship. The Coast Guard has environmental rescue resources on site with the 'KBV 001' (IMO: 9380441) from Gothenburg and the 'KBV 034' (IMO: 9536650) from Malmö. Additional environmental rescue vessels from Germany are currently in Malmö, in connection with a joint environmental rescue exercise. There are 69 tons of diesel oil in the ship's tanks. The Swedish authorities are waiting for the ship's owner and insurance company to draw up a salvage plan.
Ship was breached in grounding
The 'Ali Aykin', which remained aground in the Öresund off Klagshamn, was breached and has suffered water ingress, diving surveys carried out on the morning of May 26, have shown. One of the ballast tanks was filled with water. The Coast Guard has taken restrictive measures to prevent oil spills. The ship was resting on a mixture of sand and stones with large parts of the hull firmly on the ground. The ship's owner will have to present a salvage plan that describes how the salvage will be carried out. Once the plan has been approved by the Swedish Transport Agency together with the Coast Guard, the salvage work can begin. There is currently no forecast for when this may happen. The crew member suspected of gross negligence in maritime traffic remained in custody, awaiting a hearing. The 'Ali Aykin' has previously been noted due to deficiencies in port state inspections. Photos: https://www.pppress.se/nyhet/det-grundstotta-fartyget-utanfor-klagshamn/
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