The South Africa Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) said that most of the bunker fuel had been removed from the wreck, apart from a small quantity required to run generators for the salvage operation, according to local reports.
The 151,279 dwt Smart ran aground on a sandbank on 19 August and suffered structural failure causing the vessel to split into two. The vessel was carrying a cargo of 147,650 tonnes of coal.
A much longer phase of the salvage operation is set to start with the job of removing the vessel’s cargo of coal, which may take several months.
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