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Asebestos removal stopped, ferry tp be towed out of Croatian waters

Brodosplit will act in accordance with the decision of the competent authorities and take all necessary measures, including disembarking the vessel. However, that the vessel's departure is the sole responsibility of the owner. The vessel's owner is the sole entity with the right and obligation to make the decision regarding sailing. Brodosplit does not own the vessel and has no legal authority to disembark or transport the vessel independently. Only the vessel's owner can obtain the necessary permits and arrange crew and mooring. Brodosplit is solely a repair port and service provider. Brodosplit can provide technical conditions, but cannot order or conduct sailing without the owner's order. The Ministry ordered the vessel to leave the area within 7 days. The responsibility for complying with the Ministry's instructions lies with the shipowner. Med Fuel confirmed that on receipt of the stop work order on Aug 11, all construction activity was suspended. The owner is now solely focused on securing a safe tow to get the 'Moby Drea' out of Croatia, and the ministry has granted it an additional 15 days to complete the task. Split's port authority is assigned to oversee compliance.

Situation got more complicated

The situation of the ' Moby Drea' has become so complicated that the Adriatic country's Ministry of the Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure has ordered the Messina-based shipping company Med Fuel to leave its territorial waters within a week. The matter has reached the highest levels of government in the country, in a joint action in which, in response to protests from the city of Split, the vessel's presence violates Croatian law. Brodosplit stated that the shipyard operated in compliance with the Occupational Safety Act and current regulations, and official authorization for the work was obtained. The environmental inspection determined that the shipowner did not comply with the procedures required by the EU Regulation on the transboundary movement of hazardous waste, a responsibility that Brodosplit does not assume. This procedure is the sole responsibility of the shipowner. In this specific case, the waste was planned to be disposed of in Germany, after obtaining the necessary permits from the competent authorities in Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, and Germany. Brodosplit states that this does not involve 350 tons of toxic waste, but rather nearly 350 tons of asbestos-containing panels, a common component in ships built before 2001, as not all panels can be removed.

No asbestos fibres present in the air

The Brodosplit shipyard said on Aug 4 that an authorised professional service had conducted air testing aboard the 'Moby Drea' as part of preparatory works for the reconstruction of areas containing asbestos materials. The results showed there were no asbestos fibres present in the air.