| Corsica. Quotes sought for raising or dismantling the Land's End |
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| Thursday, 18 August 2005 | |
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Marian Martin The yacht's hull suffered further damage, during the heavy swells earlier this week, and a study will now determine whether the Land's End should be refloated, or taken to pieces where it lies. The yacht is lying on a reef and said to be in an unstable situation. On land,Corsican environmentalists and the members of the tourist industry are protesting about the consequences of the grounding. Environmentalist claim that even the small amount of oil that came out of the yacht will have killed surface plankton, with a resultant adverse effect on the marine food chain. About 100 people in the tourist industry have been demonstrating for the last two days, handing out leaflets on the Liamone bridge that claim the French authorities have mismanaged the incident and its aftermath. Liamone beach has been closed to swimmers and there is a 200 metre exclusion zone around the wreck. 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. |
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