The Event That Took Place
In the sea of Marmara, near Zeytinburnu Sao Tome And Principe flag, 3135 further enquiry DWT cargo ship with Malaysian-flagged ship collision accident and the ship as a result of further enquiry BungaMelorSatu approximately 3050 tonnes of Scrap Iron load, in addition to environmental pollution, which poses a serious risk in terms of fuel, oil and other materials is set.
Start and End Date of the Studies
October January 9, 2001 – January 14, 2002
Related Organizations
- Representative of the Governorship of Istanbul (Prof. Dr. Erdogan Okush)
- The London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd. (P&I Club)
- Holman Fenwick & Willan (P&I Club Representative)
- Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Department of Environmental Protection and Development
- Ministry of Environment
- Montana Shipping & Trading Co. Inch. (Owner of Bunga Melor Satun)
- Istanbul Port Authority
- Karakoy Customs Enforcement Directorate,
- Marine Investigations & Salvage Consultants Ltd. (LITTLE)
- Ambarli Customs Directorate
- Tuzla Port Authority
- Istanbul Chief Directorate of Customs
- Erenkoy Customs Directorate
- Gebze Customs Directorate
- General Directorate of Meteorology
- Çolakoğlu Metallurgy INC.
- Istanbul Maritime and Survey Services
- Gökdeniz Ship Dismantling, Demirçelik Transportation, Contracting, Construction, Industry, Trade Ltd.
Scope of the Studies
All operations related to the debris removal were carried out under the supervision and supervision of the P&I Club, the governor's representative, the Department of Environmental Protection and Development and the British Marine Investigations & SalvageConsultants company.
The owner of the BungaMelorSatu ship is MontanaShipping&TradingCo. Inch. by signing the ”WRECKON (International WreckRemovaland Marine Services Agreement)“, the debris removal operation was undertaken by our company under the condition of ”No Cure, No Pay".
- Before starting the flotation operation, the ship was surrounded by barriers in case of leakage of fuel, oil and other dirty liquids on board, and skimmers and oil-absorbing materials were kept ready for use in case of a leak.
- First, while the ship was under the sea, the fuel, oil, chemicals, paints and dirty liquids that were in it that could harm the environment were removed from the ship.
- Again, the cargo of scrap iron was unloaded while the ship was under the sea. The scrap iron extracted was sold to Çolakoğlu Metallurgy.
- Temporary repairs have been made to the damaged areas of the ship under the sea.
- On December 16, 2001, under the supervision of Customs and Customs Enforcement and Erenköy Customs Directorate, the waters in it were evacuated and the shipwreck was removed from the sea and floated and towed to Tuzla Sedef Shipyard.
- The pieces scattered around during the sinking of the ship have been removed from the sea bed.
- Before the ship was towed to Aliaga, it was taken to the pool and repaired at the Desan Shipyard located in Tuzla.