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THE FRONT OF THE WAKASHIO WILL BE SUNK.
The front of the bulk carrier, beached off the sister island and broken in two, has to be pulled out to sea and will be sunk to a depth of 2000 meters.
The front part of the Wakashio, a 300-meter bulk carrier grounded in the south-east of Mauritius, will be towed "eight nautical miles (14.8 km) from the outer limit of the reef at a depth of 2,000 meters," the report said.
Mauritian national crisis management committee:
"This plan has been validated and approved by the 3 experts sent by France to Mauritius."
A solution that France, through the voice of the Minister of Overseas Territories, however did not favor last Sunday, probably preferring a dismantling of the ship. « I expressed our caution on this scenario », had explained Sunday evening, on his return from Mauritius, Sébastien Lecornu.
But if the choice to sink the front part of this wreck is taken, I want to make sure that there will be no impact on biodiversity, ”he added. 175 liters of oil must be removed "We do not enter into a debate to say who is right and who is wrong, replied Kavy Ramano, the Mauritian Minister of the Environment, interviewed on Linfo.re. It is a decision which was taken by the experts who work on the whole towing
aspect.
We had discussions with the French experts. It is a solution which was approved by everyone. We took into consideration the apprehensions of the Minister Lecornu, yesterday. We made sure that the forward end does not contain any pollutants. There are about 175 liters of lubricating oil.
Before the ship sinks, we will make sure that these 175 liters are removed. Otherwise, the part front of the boat does not contain heavy oil. " Pumping operations will resume when conditions allow. The other part of the boat is stranded on the reef, the report of the national crisis management committee said.
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