M.V.TIPU SULTAN

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Scrap in Kochi

The "Tipu Sultan" which was condemned a few years back, has been brought to Steel Industrials Kerala Ltd (SILK) at Azhikkal near here for dismantling. It was decided to scrap the ship after the Marine Mercantile Department (MMD) declined its sea-worthiness certificate to it nearly four years back, and also it was found that repairs would be too expensice. It was a private company based on Kochi, which finally bought the ship for scrapping. The ship started the last voyage from Mattancheri wharf on Feb 28, 2013 evening anchored at Azhikkal on Mar 2 afternoon.It will take more than four months to dismantle the ship.

Tenders invited yet again to decommission passenger ship mv Tippu Sultan

The Lakshadweep administration has again invited tenders to decommission its passenger ship mv Tippu Sultan, which is now around 30 years old, Times of India reports. The government evaluator has fixed the minimum value of the ship as Rs 4.6 crore and tenders quoting higher value alone will be accepted, according to Sayed Ismail Koya, director of port, shipping and aviation of Lakshadweep administration. Tenders for decommissioning the vessel which was being manned and managed by Shipping Corporation India (SCI) were invited in 2010 and 2011. "But all the tenders had then quoted rates lower than Rs. 4.6 crore. One bidder had quoted Rs 3 crore earlier, but we could not accept it as it was lower than the price fixed by the government evaluator,'' K Muthukoya , deputy director of the administration, said. More to read at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Tenders-invited-yet-again-to-decommission-passenger-ship-mv-Tippu-Sultan/articleshow/13859962.cms