UPDATED: An operation to salvage the wreckage of Kahu, a multimillion pound boat that sunk following a 9-hour fire on Tuesday, continues today (Saturday).
Cowes-based firm Unique Seaflex are using air bags to raise the remains of the motor cruiser, which was destroyed by fire and sunk on Tuesday evening. A crane is set to be used to then raise the hull to drain any water, before being taken away by barge.
Containment booms were placed around the marina over fears between 8,000 and 9,000 litres of diesel could spill into the River Medina, polluting the environment. Thankfully, an Oil Spill Response Plan was put into action by Cowes Harbour Commission, with the assistance of Adler and Allan, with the vast majority of the fuel having been recovered and successfully contained.
With the tide continuing to fall, a small snippet of the vessel can be seen on the surface of the water, as photographed by Sally Water Taxi.
UPDATE SATURDAY – Island Echo understands the lift will now take place on Tuesday morning at 06:45, to coincide with low tide.
Catch up with Island Echo’s coverage of the incident here and the oil response in action here.
