138 skips full of cargo now removed from MV Kaami
Good
weather has made it possible for the salvors to remove 44 skips worth of cargo
from the MV Kaami over the weekend. The ship remains aground in the Minch
between Skye and Lewis. So far 138 skips worth of cargo have been taken ashore
and cargo offloading will continue on Monday and Tuesday.
Stephan
Hennig, the Secretary of State’s Representative Maritime Salvage and
Intervention, said: ‘Greatly improved weather and sea conditions have made all
the difference in this operation as we had hoped they would. The removal of so
much cargo now means we’re getting closer to the next phase of the salvage
which will focus on assessing the internal damage and attempting to temporarily
repair damaged sections of the ship.