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Med Fuel no candidate for take-over of Moby Otta
The 'Moby Otta', a sister ship to the disputed 'Moby Drea', could soon be sold by Moby, followed by a refit and charter to an operator who would operate it between the ports of Brindisi and Durres. The Med Fuel management as owner of the 'Moby Drea', however, has opted out of this transaction. The vessel has been negotiated on the shipbroking market, but not with the the Messina-based company Med Fuel, because the asking price was regarded as being too high. If it were to be offered at a price it could afford, MEd Fuel could make an assessment, but as of now it not in the market.
Moby Otta also to be moved to Split fir asbestos removal
After the 'Moby Drea' was towed to the Split shipyard Brodosplit, where over the next two months, around 350 tons of metal panels will be removed, inside of which a layer of around 100 tons of asbestos has been compressed, the 'Moby Otta' will soon arrive in Split to undergo the same work. The ship is owned by the same Italian company and with similar characteristics. The value of this operationis estimated to be around half a million euros per ship. The panels will not be cut or crushed in the Split shipyard, and even the screw holes will be poured with water and detergent. The problem arose when journalists asked Jurišić where the removed panels would actually end up. Turkey has a limit on receiving a maximum of 50 tons of asbestos, and it is expected that the ship will contain at least 100 tons, or a total of 350 tons with heavy metal panels. Croatia does not have such restrictions.
Ferry remains detained after October incident
The "Moby Otta" risked sinking during the crossing between Genoa and Porto Torres in October 2017, when the master decided to continue the journey despite a leak An expert opinion will establish the case on request of the Genoa Public Prosecutor to investigate the incident. Meanwhile the ship remains under seizure in Genova, and the company's request to return it to service was rejected. Five suspects were accused of misbehaviour, the head of the company, Giuseppe Savarese, the manager of Moby Security, Carlo Marco, the technical director, Alessandro Paone, the technical inspector, Giuseppe Muti, and the master of the ferry, Carlo Merlini.
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