Sep 19: Decontamination works started on board of MSC Flaminia and will last for about 5 days, with the aim of cleaning up the superstructure, reported German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies. It is expected that the superstructure will be cleaned and safe for people by the end of this week. Germanischer Lloyd worked out the discharge plan for MSC Flaminia, envisaging both the offloading of the cargo and discharging of water collected in holds during the firefighting. The stability of the vessel during the discharge is one of the main priorities of the salvage. 4 more containers added to a list of damaged containers with hazardous substances, the total number staying now at 153. The tests showed that the collected during firefighting water is less toxic than it was feared. I remember my news back in the days when preparations were under way for English Channel transit, presuming vessel was heavily contaminated and dangerous for people to stay on board. NSB and officials said that there was nothing of the kind. Well, it seems now that there was something of the kind. That’s why the crew, as I assumed much earlier, abandoned the vessel in such a hurry – they were scared to death not by fire, but by something else, the substances or substance, which contaminated superstructure to an extent it became uninhabitable.
Voytenko Mikhail
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