Hydraulic Pump Falls Into Sea In Transit-Delays Naptha Pumping From Stranded Oil Tanker

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A multi-agency operation to pump out naphtha from a tanker that got stranded off the Panaji coast late October received a setback after a hydraulic pump,flown in from Mumbai by the Navy,fell into the sea while being ferried to the site.The tanker ran aground on October 26 on the rocky shelf.According to officials involved in the operation,no oil spill has been reported in the vicinity of the vessel.However,the Coast Guard has stationed one oil spill response vessel onsite.”That(hydraulic pump) accident would delay the process of emptying the tanks of the stranded tanker Nu Shi Nalini by a couple of days,”Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said.The Navy in a statement said,the machinery had to be dropped in the sea for the safety of aircraft as well as tanker.