Update on oil spill?
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icebaer69
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Don Pedro Debate
Arguments continued last week about what should be done
with the sunken vessel, Don Pedro.
The ship, which is currently 40 metres underwater close to the small island
of es Daus, has provoked heated debate amongst those involved
as to its final resting place.
Of the nine committee members to be appointed by the environment minister,
Cristina Narbonne, three have already stated their intent to re-float the ship,
whilst only one (Iscomar, the owners of the vessel) has confirmed its intention
to vote against the re-floatation.
The other committee members - which include the three Town Halls
affected (Ibiza Town, San Jose and Santa Eulalia) - are yet to make
their beliefs official.
Opinion had moved slightly towards re-floating the vessel,
although marine experts agreed the procedure would be fraught with danger,
and the chances of the ship breaking up are high.
The committee is to formally meet after all of the fuel has finally been extracted,
which Narbonne confirmed would be at the end of this month.
..."
(ibiza-sun/10.10.07)
Don Pedro Debate
Arguments continued last week about what should be done
with the sunken vessel, Don Pedro.
The ship, which is currently 40 metres underwater close to the small island
of es Daus, has provoked heated debate amongst those involved
as to its final resting place.
Of the nine committee members to be appointed by the environment minister,
Cristina Narbonne, three have already stated their intent to re-float the ship,
whilst only one (Iscomar, the owners of the vessel) has confirmed its intention
to vote against the re-floatation.
The other committee members - which include the three Town Halls
affected (Ibiza Town, San Jose and Santa Eulalia) - are yet to make
their beliefs official.
Opinion had moved slightly towards re-floating the vessel,
although marine experts agreed the procedure would be fraught with danger,
and the chances of the ship breaking up are high.
The committee is to formally meet after all of the fuel has finally been extracted,
which Narbonne confirmed would be at the end of this month.
..."
(ibiza-sun/10.10.07)
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icebaer69
Guest
"...
Trial Begins
The trial into the causes of the sinking of the Don Pedro began on Friday, with the lawyer representing the members of the New Port of Ibiza claiming there was a dual responsibility between the ship's crew and the boat sent out to move the vessel once it had hit the rocks close to es Daus.
The vessel, which now rests a mile out to sea off the coast of Ibiza, hit rocks as it left the capital's port in July of this year. The captain and the first officer were both called as witnesses in the trial. Both reconfirmed their original stories, the captain claiming he gave certain orders which were not followed, the first officer, who was "at the wheel", assuring the judge the orders he received were different to those the captain now claims were issued.
This was the first part of the case, because after the collision occurred the crew managed to stabilise the boat,
and asked if they could be allowed back into port.
The Port Authorities gave a negative response, claiming there were no adequate mooring facilities.
They then sent out a boat which carried out a number of inappropriate manoeuvres in its attempt
to drag the vessel away from the busy entrance to the port.
These movements opened up the crack in the vessel even more and, according to lawyers,
it was then that the vessel sunk.
Responsibility, they continued, should therefore be shared between the owners of the ship, Iscomar, and the Marine Captain, who gave the orders for the ship to be moved.
The trial continues…
..."
(ibiza-sun)
Trial Begins
The trial into the causes of the sinking of the Don Pedro began on Friday, with the lawyer representing the members of the New Port of Ibiza claiming there was a dual responsibility between the ship's crew and the boat sent out to move the vessel once it had hit the rocks close to es Daus.
The vessel, which now rests a mile out to sea off the coast of Ibiza, hit rocks as it left the capital's port in July of this year. The captain and the first officer were both called as witnesses in the trial. Both reconfirmed their original stories, the captain claiming he gave certain orders which were not followed, the first officer, who was "at the wheel", assuring the judge the orders he received were different to those the captain now claims were issued.
This was the first part of the case, because after the collision occurred the crew managed to stabilise the boat,
and asked if they could be allowed back into port.
The Port Authorities gave a negative response, claiming there were no adequate mooring facilities.
They then sent out a boat which carried out a number of inappropriate manoeuvres in its attempt
to drag the vessel away from the busy entrance to the port.
These movements opened up the crack in the vessel even more and, according to lawyers,
it was then that the vessel sunk.
Responsibility, they continued, should therefore be shared between the owners of the ship, Iscomar, and the Marine Captain, who gave the orders for the ship to be moved.
The trial continues…
..."
(ibiza-sun)