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A Kenya Ports Authority Tug boat (right) struggles to rescue a Cargo vessel Mv Theresa Arctic around Kilifi waters of the Indian Ocean in Kilifi County on Saturday,024th June,2017 evening. The Vessel that was transporting 27,500 tons of Vegetable Oil from Malaysia to the port of Mombasa ran aground near the entrance to the Kilifi Creek about 55 nautical miles from Mombasa Port while sailing to the port.[Maarufu Mohamed,Standard]
A reputable international firm has been contracted to assist in salvaging a chemical tanker vessel that ran aground near the coastline off Kilifi town.
Salvage operations to re-float a Tuvalu-flagged chemical tanker MT Theresa Arctic that ran aground off the Kilifi Coast on June 20 were delayed by bad weather being experienced in the Indian Ocean.
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