Sinking Vessel: NIMASA, NLNG Collaboration Rescued MV ORC4 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2019
The Nigerian MaritimeAdministration and Safety Agency NIMASA has debunked the news making the roundsin some online media platform that the Agency failed to provide assistance to adistressed vessel; MV ORC4.
Contrary to the falsereport which claimed that NIMASA and NLNG failed to provide assistance to adistressed vessel, resulting in the sinking of the vessel and loss of lives;the truth is that NIMASA and NLNG actually saved the vessel through its Searchand Rescue Operations.
The said fishingvessel did not sink and is currently at the ORC Jetty at Kirikiri LighterTerminal in Lagos where it was safely towed after rescue.
The Agency’s Searchand Rescue Station swung into action and relayed the emergency call to shippingwithin the area in line with its statutory mandate.
After preliminaryinvestigation and assessment of the distress, the Agency immediately soughtcollaboration with the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas NLNG whose firefightingtug was closest to the scene to assist in bringing the situation under controlalong with other neighbouring vessels who collaborated in the rescue exercise,in line with global shipping standard.