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Salvors prepare to remove fuel from damaged Lysblink Seaways

The Lysblink Seaways which grounded off Scotland last week, dragged anchor on Sunday in high winds before the vessel was towed back out to sea by salvors.

Marcus Hand, Editor

February 23, 2015

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The DFDS general cargoship ran aground on 18 February and Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, and self-refloated two days later.

The vessel drag her anchor in high winds on Sunday morning. The Lysblink Seaways was then towed back out to sea and anchored 1.5 miles east of Kilchoan in Mingary Bay.

“Salvors are making final preparatory for the transfer of fuel oil from the damaged tank to other internal tanks on board the vessel,” the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency said on Sunday. “This fuel will be removed from the Lysblink Seaways when the weather improves. This work will need to be completed before the vessel can be towed away from the area for repair.”

High winds are forecast to continue in the area until Tuesday.

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About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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