HOEGH OSAKA - DAILY UPDATE 14 JAN 15
The vessel
remains held in position at anchor on the Alpha Anchorage.
The weather
forecast for tonight remains high winds. All precautions are in place to hold
the ship during this period. Current expectations are that the weather will
permit salvage work to be progressed over the weekend.
The salvor’s
helicopter is now on scene. A temporary danger area or air exclusion zone
around the ship has been established of 1 mile around and 2000ft high to
facilitate helicopter operations.
No diving took
place yesterday, but there was more progress in testing the water pumps
deployed on the ship and its ballast system.
We will issue a further update tomorrow.