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Day 3 of Oil Salvage Operation

Posted August 19, 2003 to Pakistan category.

The foreign experts brought in by the KPT want the the Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and the city government to stop their beach-cleaning operations. They really can’t seem to get anything right!

In other related news, all four oil tankers acquired by the PNSC are unseaworthy. The EPA has finally decided to assess the oil impact on the environment, and considering they haven’t started yet they should finish assessing by the end of the year. A PPPP MNA is suing KPT, PNSC for Rs10bn damages. Thats going to do a lot of good.

BBC News: More spills feared

The tanker is thought to hold another 22,000 tonnes of oil, which could take up to another fortnight to siphon away.

But experts warn that the vessel could break apart completely before all its oil has been removed.
>> BBC News

Updated at 10:13 AM on August 15, 2005 | Email
Comments (2 comments so far.)
1. | Ejaz Asi at August 20, 2003 12:24 PM:

read the Suit of MNA Sherry with great interest. The poor minister forgot to make his point clearer whether he was advocating the muddy Sea Water who actually never got good enough attention or the people living in the surroundings who are no-body’s concern in Pakistan. However we still wait the decision which might never get reported to public.
Infact this whole “psychodrama” may soon be forgotten even before some “tangible solution” comes out from somewhere. The nation questioning the government and port authorities and the Gov. in turn questionning the greek and philipino crew. Such is the sweet story of my Pakistan.

From Fair and Balanced Procrastination Aug 21, 2003 10:35 AM
An oil tanker ran aground in the Arabian Sea off of Karachi last month spilling thousands of tonnes of oil in the sea. An oil tanker which ran aground off the coast of Pakistan has broken into two. The tanker,...
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