# 29 Ship-breaking.com - Robin des Bois
# 29 Ship-breaking.com - Robin des Bois
# 29 Ship-breaking.com - Robin des Bois
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The Pacific Carrier, offloaded of her cargo, remained at anchor, on<br />
ballast, close to Sacheon (South Korea), awaiting further survey or<br />
potential repairs. Eight months later, on 28 th August 2012, Typhoon<br />
Bolaven struck South Korea; the Pacific Carrier broke her moorings,<br />
drifted and broke in two. She will have to be broken up on the spot with<br />
the resulting and inevitable local pollution.<br />
Bolaven © Reuters/ Cho Jung-ho/Yonhap<br />
August 2012, the Pacific Carrier after the typhon © NEWSis<br />
Broken and grounded © Tongyeong Coast Guard<br />
Last minut: at least the bow of the Pacific Carrier has been towed to Gamcheon port in Busan.<br />
October 2012, the Pacific Carrier at Gamcheon port © Matthaios<br />
In Taiwan, removal of the wreck of the gas carrier, Oberon, and<br />
her butane tanks has just finished. The ship ran aground on<br />
18 th February in the Taiwan Strait, 7 miles from the Penghu<br />
archipelago. Operations were slowed by the 9 typhoons that<br />
have since hit the region. The gas was transferred to another<br />
vessel. The wreck will be scrapped by the Tongliang shipyards<br />
in Penghu and the intact tanks will be sold.<br />
Transfer of gas from the Oberon© Tradenewswire<br />
A la casse.<strong>com</strong> n° <strong>29</strong> – Octobre 2012 – <strong>Robin</strong> <strong>des</strong> <strong>Bois</strong> - 3/64
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