Paris, Jan 29 (EFE) .- The current conditions, and in particular the strong inclination not let up today Panamanian freighter “Modern Express” found drifting just under 280 kilometers west of the port French La Rochelle.
A spokesman for the Maritime Prefecture of the Atlantic told Efe that “too dangerous” take a team of crew to “Modern Express”, which has an inclination of 51 degrees, although that tilt has stabilized.
spokesman, noting that weather conditions have improved, he said the government was studying the possibility of towing, but that previously would need to have a crew on board for mooring and to direct it.
The freighter, which was carrying 3,600 tons of wood and a dozen public works machines from Gabon to the French port of Le Havre, today began drifting towards the French coast at a speed of 1.7 kilometers per hour.
The 22 crew members were evacuated by helicopter for the Spanish Maritime
estimated tanks carrying 300 tons of fuel, so it is not susceptible to “generate a large oil slick” if a spill occurs.
Near the merchant is a French Navy frigate and tug “Abeille Bourbon”, which left the French port of Brest, plus two Spanish tugs, the “Ria de Vigo” and the “Centaurus”.
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