Corsica. Fuel being pumped from the Land's End
Wednesday, 17 August 2005
Marian Martin
The Bastia division of environmental experts TMI Europe started to pump diesel from the sunken yacht Land's End this afternoon.
The fuel is being pumped into a barge situated above the reef, which will transfer it to the depollution vessel Ailette.
The Land's End story as it has unfolded:
Holed megayacht threatens Corsican beach August 10
Tug standing by stricken megayacht August 10
Captain in second megayacht sinking August 10
Land's End holed in four places August 11
Land's End salvage contract signed August 12
Land's End sinks completely August 12
Captain Jones charged August 12
French naval divers to assess sunken megayacht August 13
Land's End tanks to be pumped out August 15
Land's End Captain was Designated Person Ashore says Gaspard Yachts August 16
First officer on bridge says Land's End Captain; pumping tests successful; MAIB preliminary August 16
Fuel being pumped from the Land's End August 17
Land's End pumping completed August 17
Quotes sought for raising or dismantling the Land's End August 18
2 holes patched on Land's End; mate plotted final course August 28
View pictures of
the Land's End on the reef and on the bottom.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 28 August 2005 )
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