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Once out of the water, the ship will be deposited on a layer of geotextile and gravel that has spread in the port to begin immediately with its scrapping

A team of divers is working today to extract the sailboat Penelope, sunk in the port of Aguilas on January 4.

Salvador García-Ayllón, general director of Transports, Ports and Coasts, supervised today the maneuvers that are being developed and explained that "at the moment, the bottom of the ship is being cut to hook the belts that allow the cranes to lift The water boat ".

García-Ayllón said that "once the boat is out of the water, it will be deposited at the fishing pier to start the scrapping work, which is expected to last 30 or 40 days, because it is a rather complex operation."

The sailboat will be placed on a bed of gravel, which has previously been spread on the esplanade of the commercial dock, along with a geotextile waterproofing protection to avoid damages and spills in the dock.

Then the ship's scrapping work will be carried out and, once finished, the remains of the sailing vessel will be removed to a municipal deposit.

In order to carry out these works, it was necessary to install two large special cranes, 150 tons each, brought from Seville and Huelva on the fishing pier.

The Penelope boat was the first recreational sailboat built with aluminum in 1968, in the French shipyards Eugene-Cornu.

It weighs 145 tons and has dimensions of 38.8 meters in length, 7.2 meters of sleeve and 4.1 meters of draft in aft.

This vessel, with the flag of Gibraltar, was abandoned in the Port of Eagles.

In order to carry out the reflote of the ship, the Ministry of Promotion and Infrastructure issued an emergency resolution on 5 January.

All the actions that have been carried out have been communicated to the auxiliary coordinator of Explotación Portuaria de Águilas, to the Maritime Captaincy of Cartagena and to the City Council of Águilas.

These works are intended to safeguard the activity in the port of Aguilas and to avoid any situation of danger.

Source: CARM