PV ALLIANCE

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40 tons oil extracted

Approximately 40 tons of oil have been extracted from the 'PV Alliance' by Nov 13. The owner of the grounded vessel was working with a Singapore-based salvage company for the removal of the vessel. Port authorities require the owner to urgently remove the oil on board the vessel and to prepare in case an oil spill occurred.

Grounded ship secured ahead of approaching typhoon

The 'PV Alliance' was yet to be refloated. Port authorities required the owner to remove the oil on board the vessel and to prepare in case an oil spill. The vessel has about 16 tons of diesel oil and 660 tons fuel oil on board. The vessel could not yet be salvaged as of now due to an approaching typhoon. Workers were trying to secure the vessel in its current position to prevent it from being pushed by strong waves to avoid possible hull damage and oil spill.

Tanker grounded by typhoon

The 'PV Alliance' which was docked at Dung Quat Port was hit by waves of the typhoon No. 5 Matmo which raged over the coast of Vietnam from Oct 29-21, 2019, and washed ashore at the Thien Dang beach in the Binh Thanh commune, Binh Son district. The 15 crew members aboard were safe. Vietnamese reports with photos and video: https://www.nguoi-viet.com/viet-nam/mien-trung-viet-nam-tan-hoang-sau-bao-matmo/ https://baomoi.com/tau-cho-dau-mac-can-tai-vung-bien-dung-quat-quang-ngai/c/32778661.epi