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To remove loose items from the ship grounded off Cape Breton A salvage company has been hired by the Nova Scotia government to remove loose items from a ship grounded off Cape Breton.The province's Natural Resources Department says in an email that Mammoet Salvage will also seal all doors and hatches to prevent anyone from getting inside.Mammoet Salvage has already removed fuel and oil from the vessel.The former Great Lakes freighter was being towed to Turkey as scrap when it ran aground on Scatarie Island on Sept. 20.The provincial government says it will cost between $250,000 and $400,000 to do the work, and take from seven to 10 days.The work on the extensively damaged bulk carrier is expected to begin Thursday.The Natural Resources Department also says an oil sheen likely from the ship's engine room was spotted on the water Monday.Transport Canada estimates the sheen amounts to about five litres of oil that will be soaked up with absorbent booms.More than 10,000 litres of oil and waste water have already been removed from the ship, which has been heavily damaged by waves since it became stuck on the island's shore.Source: Cape Breton Post

Salvage operation has shifted The sunken MV Asia Malaysia is expected to be re-floated within the month, according to a Coast Guard official.Commodore Athelo Ybañez, Coast Guard Western Visayas commander, said Tuesday that salvage operations have shifted to the removal of the ship's cargo for the eventual re-floating of the vessel.The private salvor group contracted by Tran-Asia Shipping Inc. early this month successfully siphoned at least 16,000 liters of fuel from the ship's fuel tanks.This has eliminated risks of an oil spill, according to Ybañez.He said the salvors were already clearing heavy cargo and debris including vehicles, cement and hardware materials and were expected to complete the salvage operation within the month if there is no weather disturbance."The salvage operation is relatively easier because the ship sank at shallow depth. It was only delayed due to the storms," Ybañez said.The 2,439-tonner vessel bound for Iloilo from Cebu sank on July 31, a few hours after its 178 passengers and crew members were transferred to passing ships and boats.It lies 13 meters under water three miles off the coast of Manapla town in Negros Occidental.Source: Inquirer News