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Water Drained from Cargo Hold Of Grounded Ship
- Saltwater has been drained from the cargo hold of a grounded vessel.
- The salvage and fuel removal operation were launched last week.
- The vessel ran aground and developed a list.
- Vale SA is conducting bathymetric surveys and assessing the capacity of the ship.
- Brazilain navy has assigned 255 military personnel to support the operation.
According to an article published in Safety4sea, drainage of saltwater from one of the cargo holds of the grounded cargo ship Stellar Banner has been completed.
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