Last dock ship Bremen (29 photos)

Just over a month ago, a cargo ship TK Bremen, registered under the Maltese flag, ran aground on the beach in French Brittany, during a heavy storm. TK Bremen weighs more than 2,000 tons, a length of 109 meters, and in its tanks, which gave a leak in the crash, there were more than 220 tons of fuel oil. The ship was badly damaged and can not be repaired, so it was decided to dismantle it. The area where the ship ran aground, is part of the reserve, and during the work on the pumping of fuel oil were taken extra precautions. Just to eliminate the consequences of the accident have been spent more than 10 million. Euro, and the efforts of the past month 40 people the process of dismantling the ship (including the removal of 10-ton engine) and cleaning the beach was almost completed.




1. Rescuers near the ship TK Bremen, stranded off the coast of Brittany in the storm, Dec. 16, 2011. (Damien Meyer / AFP / Getty Images)



2. A ship TK Bremen on the coast of France near Lorient, Dec. 16, 2011. (AP Photo / Mael Prigent, Marine Nationale)



3. Helicopters AS332 «Super Puma» over the ship TK Bremen, December 16, 2011. (Damien Meyer / AFP / Getty Images)



4. The ship TK Bremen on the coast of Brittany, near Lorient, Dec. 16, 2011. (AP Photo / David Vincent)



5. In this photo provided by the French Navy, clearly visible spilled oil. (AP Photo / Mael Prigent, Marine Nationale)



6. Cleaning the beach after a shipwreck TK Bremen, December 16, 2011. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)



7. Fuel oil flowed from the tank ship TK Bremen, beached by the storm, Dec. 16, 2011. (Mael Prigent / AFP / Getty Images)



8. French worker clears the beach. The inscription on the board: "For Christmas I would like a bit of snow, but not oil." December 17, 2011. (AP Photo / David Vincent)



9. Fuel oil on the beach near the crash site TK Bremen, December 17, 2011. Band spilled oil drifting towards the coast between Lorient and Quiberon peninsula. (Fred Tanneau / AFP / Getty Images)



10. Waves breaking on board a beached ship, Dec. 17, 2011. (AP Photo / David Vincent)



11. Firefighters clean beach Erdevene oil from December 17, 2011. (Fred Tanneau / AFP / Getty Images)



12. The demonstrators and onlookers gathered at the cargo ship TK Bremen, December 17, 2011. (AP Photo / David Vincent)



13. People at the cargo ship TK Bremen, December 17, 2011. (Fred Tanneau / AFP / Getty Images)



14. Technicians repairing pipe during pumping fuel oil from the tanks of the vessel, on December 19, 2011. (Frank Perry / AFP / Getty Images)



15. By constructing embankments, workers continue pumping oil, December 19, 2011. (Frank Perry / AFP / Getty Images)



16. A member of the Dutch company SMIT in pipes, oil extractor, December 19, 2011. (Frank Perry / AFP / Getty Images)



17. Workers are preparing to dismantle TK Bremen, January 6, 2012. (AP Photo / David Vincent)



18. Removing the vessel, January 7, 2012. (AP Photo / David Vincent)



19. Work to be cut inspect the ship's hull, 23 January 2012. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)



20. Shears cut the hull of the vessel to pieces, January 7, 2012. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)



21. Shears cut the hull of the vessel to pieces, January 7, 2012. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)



22. The police are patrolling the beach at the crash site on 7 January 2012. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)



23. The bow of the completely dismantled, work continues on 13 January 2012. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)



24. Dismantling continues January 13, 2012. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)



25. A pile of scrap metal at the crash site. So soon will be turned all the ship on January 13, 2012. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)



26. Shears cut pieces of the body of TK Bremen, January 19, 2012. (Valery Hache / AFP / Getty Images)



27. A pile of scrap metal at the crash site, 23 January 2012. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)



28. This is all that remains of the cargo ship by 23 January 2012. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)



29. Waves breaking on the last piece of the housing TK Bremen, January 23, 2012. (Reuters / Stephane Mahe)

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