15-04-2012



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.

Source: mirfactov.com/

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