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Dismantling has started
On July 21 a team of five of the Construction et Démolition GB started to dismantle the "Chaulk Determination" in Trois Rivières. The oil spill as wreaked havoc in the ship, covering all sufaceses with a messy layer. Walls and ceilings have to be cleaned from oil and hydrocarbons and soiled wool removed, a task, which has almost been completed. Brass and copper which could be worth around 50,000 will be sold, all other interior including typhoon, radar, bulleyes, anchors, lamps, buoys, the rescue boat may find new owners too. The engine will be cleanad, and there was already a potential buyer in Africa, who may also have interest in the propeller. Within the next five weeks the tug will be reduced to an empty shell and, after an inspection by Transport Canada, towed to the Méridien-Yard in Matane in mid-September at the latest for recycling. French reports with photos: http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/mauricie/2015/07/29/005-bateau-echoue-port-trois-rivieres.shtml http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/actualites/201507/28/01-4888645-chaulk-determination-dans-les-entrailles-de-lepave.php
Wreck to be broken up in Matane
The "Chaulk Determination", which sank in Trois-Rivières on Dec 26, 2014, will leave the port in the coming weeks. The Port Authority of Trois-Rivières has a contract with the Company Construction Demolition G.B., which began to clean the inside of the ship which was refloated in February, on July 20, 2015, because it was still contaminated with oil. There was still oil and debris on board. Once cleaned, the wreck will be taken to the shipyard Méridien in Matane, where it will be dismantled. French reportd with photod: http://ici.radio-canada.ca/regions/mauricie/2015/07/20/003-remorqueur-chaulk-determination-coule-port-trois-rivieres-huile-deversement-nettoyage-demantelement-matane.shtml http://www.lapresse.ca/le-nouvelliste/actualites/201507/20/01-4886926-chaulk-determination-la-carcasse-du-navire-sera-demantelee.php
Port of Trois Rivières stuck with wreck
The "Chaulk Determination" which sank on Dec 26, 2014, is still docked at the Port of Trois-Rivières. The owner of the vessel refused to take charge from the major oil spill in the river. While the ship is so farsecure, the Port of Trois-Rivières is stuck with it for the time being. The owner does not want to take the ship back which was being regarded as a total loss. The port has therefore taken steps to send the wreck for dismantling, but before this is finalized, it will still take several weeks. The salvage had cost more than $ 1 million. The ship had been containing some 22 tons of oil when it sank.
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