SOLOMON TRADER

scrapped

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Beached

Beached at Chittagong 12.10.19 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2584606971634803&set=g.6884293942&type=3&theater

sold to Breakers

sold to Chittagong Breakers as Dead Vessel towed by Tug Lanpan 27,arrived Chittagong Anchorage 05.10.19

Salvage work delayed

The salvage of the "Solomon Trader" was behind schedule as there were delays in the dewatering and discharging of bauxite from the vessel. On May 11 the ship was refloated after spending more than three months grounded on a reef. Now there was more work to be done on patching leaks underneath the vessel with one hole of around 25 metres in length yet to be repaired and a more thorough check needed. The salvage work had been due to be finished on June 5, but delays in discharging bauxite from the cargo holds has prolonged the operation with patching and welding to be completed first. The vessel was vulnerable to bad weather as it was only being held by one anchor but the team was working as fast as it can in Kangava Bay.