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Rijswaterstaat has successfully completed the first phase of the recovery of the Baltic Ace. Partly because of the good weather fluvial the past few weeks, this is faster than planned. The risk of pollution is thus largely eliminated.
Rijkswaterstaat fluvial is Thursday, May 29th started with the oil removal operations at the wreck site of the Baltic Ace. The oil tanks in the wreck that had been reached and evacuated, then cleaned. After the good weather of the past few weeks the weather conditions are not good enough to start the next phase of the repository. As soon as the weather permits Rijkswaterstaat continues the work with the application of lifting points on the wreck. Heating oil
The oil in the wreck was solidified. Before the oil could be removed, the oil is heated to more than 80 degrees. Subsequently, the oil with the so-called "system-Hottap 'pumped out of the tanks. The oil is offered on land to an oil processing plant for further processing.
In the summer of 2015 the wreck is cut into six pieces and salvaged parts. fluvial Because the wreck improves completely clean up the accessibility of the Rotterdam port, security removed for shipping and environmental risks. Background
On December 5, 2012 took place on the North Sea collision between a car carrier and Baltic Ace container ship Corvus J about 65 kilometers from Goeree-Overflakkee. The Baltic Ace sank immediately. Of the 24 crew members survived the accident 13. The wreck is located in one of the busiest shipping routes in the North Sea and hinders a smooth and safe passage for the 16,000 ships that sail here annually to Rotterdam. Also the fuel oil and the 1400 cars aboard the wreck a threat to the environment.
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UTRECHT - RWS resumed from Friday, April 3rd the salvage of the sunken vessel Baltic Ace. The ship, with 1,400 cars aboard sank in December 2012 after a collision with a container ship. The ship wreck is coming months sawn into pieces and removed from the soil. The end of 2015 the seabed must be empty.
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