Pulp freighter sinks off Riau<\/p>\n
PEKANBARU, Riau: An accident between an incoming barge and a
\nfreighter moored at a Perawang shipping dock, Riau province,
\nforced dock crew to hustle around the clock to save a Rp 6.3
\nbillion (US$ 663,158) shipment of pulp.<\/p>\n
The barge, fully loaded with wood chips from Bengkalis,
\nslammed into the 700-ton MV Tanto Prima, owned by PT Indah Kiat
\nPaper and Pulp (IKPP), at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, ripping a hole
\nin its hull.<\/p>\n
PT IKPP Perawang spokesperson Nurul Huda said on Thursday that
\nthe accident at the company's new dock had workers busy with
\npumps late into the day trying to keep water out of the hold so
\nthat as much of the 2,300 tons of pulp as possible could be
\nsalvaged.<\/p>\n
\"Forklifts are busy loading the pulp onto trucks. Some of the
\npulp is scattered on the new dock and some has been swept away in
\nthe Siak River. Cranes are also being used to salvage the pulp
\nfrom the vessel because water is gradually filling up the hold of
\nthe vessel,\" said Nurul.<\/p>\n
The MV Tanto Prima, which was struck on the right side of the
\nbow, was listing badly with its stern in the air and its bow
\npartially submerged as salvage workers attempted to weld the hole
\nshut to keep the freighter from sinking completely.<\/p>\n
The freighter had been scheduled to leave for Surabaya on
\nThursday to deliver the cargo of pulp.<\/p>\n
The company has yet to determine the actual losses incurred by
\nthe accident. But with the current price of pulp at around US$300
\nper ton, the losses could reach up to $690,000 or about Rp 6.3
\nbillion. -- JP<\/p>",
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