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Thursday July 5, 5:04 PM
Taharoa Express Expected to be Declared Seaworthy Within DaysHONG KONG, July 5/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ - In a statement from the technical managers of the 145,842 deadweight-tonne bulk carrier the MV Taharoa Express, anchored in Tasman Bay, it was confirmed that the ship has now been fully righted. In a final stage - before approval to continue loading was expected from the New Zealand authorities, the technical manager, Hachiuma Steamship Co., Ltd., Japan confirmed that 4 excavators and 4 bobcats were flown to the ship today, by heavy-lift helicopter, to level the iron sand cargo and prevent any possibility of further problems; as well as damage to part of the ships electrical system being repaired.
This final stage should be completed within a few days depending on weather conditions. On completion of the cargo levelling, there will be a final ship survey by the ships classification society, NK of Japan and Maritime NZ, upon which the ship is expected to return to Taharoa to complete loading and resume normal operations, The actions taken to correct the original list through re-ballasting and pumping out excess free water, as well as the use of earthmoving equipment to level the iron sand cargo, was implemented only after approval from NZs maritime authorities and the ships classification society, NK of Japan. CONTACT: Ferdi Stolzenberg MTI Network (Asia) Tel: +852 9378 8483 ferdi@stolzenberg.com.hk SOURCE: MTI Network (Asia) ASIA PULSE
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