Posted at 11:46 a.m., Monday, February 7, 2005
High surf stalls efforts to free stranded ship
Advertiser Staff
High surf has forced the Coast Guard to suspend efforts to free a bulk carrier ship that ran aground near Kalaeloa harbor last week, officials said today.Yesterday, salvage crews removed about 30 percent of the granular cement on board the Cape Flattery before unsafe sea conditions forced a suspension of the operations, the Coast Guard said.
Also yesterday, the ship's crew discovered sea water in one of the empty fuel tanks, but Coast Guard officials said there are still no reports of sheening or fuel pollution in the water.
More than 128,000 gallons of fuel oil and lubricants were removed from the ship Saturday.
The operation will resume when weather conditions permit, the Coast Guard said.
