SAGRADO CORAZON

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WReck removal due to start

The governor of Chubut, Ignacio Torres, confirmed that work will begin in the coming days to remove the Sagrado Corazón', which has been sunken for almost a decade in the Chubut River navigation channel. The opperation seeks to eliminate a risk to navigation and mitigate the environmental impact generated by the vessel. The joint work of the provincial Fisheries Secretariat, through the General Directorate of Ports, and the Argentine Naval Prefecture, allowed for the unblocking of a case that had been stalled since 2016. The Sagrado Corazón, an Argentine-flagged fishing vessel, got stuck in 2016 in pos. 43°20, 234' S 065°03, 815' W, near the local Prefecture headquarters after a poor maneuver. Its owners went bankrupt and abandoned the vessel, leading to a lengthy legal dispute and a lack of action by the authorities. The vessel not only became a hazard to navigation and dredging operations, but also a source of pollution for the river ecosystem. On July 4, the Argentine Naval Prefecture granted the final authorization for the extraction through provision DISFC-2025-906-APN-PNA#MSG, pursuant to Article 389 of the Navigation Law. The resolution authorizes the General Directorate of Ports to carry out the tasks of removing the vessel. The salvage oepration will begin in the coming days. Report with photo: https://www.eldiarioweb.com/2025/07/reflotaran-un-buque-que-permanece-abandonado-en-el-rio-chubut-hace-nueve-anos/

No solution in sight for grounded trawler

Seven months after the "Sagrado Corazón (MN 1900)" grounded and sank off Rawson Harbor on August 20, 2016, the wreck is exposed with each low tide in the mouth of the Chubut River. There was still no operative plan for the removal or refloating of the fishing vessel. Although the wreck does not affect the port operations of Rawson, at some point it will have to be moved towards some of the river banks, so as not to impede navigability. The question was who would bear the costs of such maneuvers. the ship had come Puerto Deseado to carry out repair work to a bilge pump at a local shipyard, but it got hooked up with a telephony cable that crosses to the complex Playa Magagna near Puerto Rawson and ran aground. The seven crew members were rescued by the Naval Prefecture. Spanish reports with photos: http://vocesyapuntes.com/v6/2016/08/21/barco-volco-en-la-orilla-del-puerto-de-rawson/ http://revistapuerto.com.ar/2016/08/cumulo-de-errores-provoca-siniestro-del-sagrado-corazon/ http://revistapuerto.com.ar/2017/03/siete-meses-sin-plan-de-remocion-del-sagrado-corazon/