Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/10/14
By: Wu Che-hao, Wang Shu-fen and Kuan-lin Liu

Taipei, Oct. 14 (CNA) A Mongolia-registered cargo ship that ran aground off Changhua County on Friday will be dismantled within a month, the Ministry of Transportation’s Maritime and Port Bureau said Saturday.

In a statement, the bureau said the hull of general cargo ship, the Lienhe (聯合) 36, was severely damaged when it ran aground during turbulent weather on Friday.

Acting on the advice of a ship repair company, the bureau said, it will ensure that the grounded vessel is dismantled.

The bureau said it has advised the owner of the Lienhe 36 to sign a contract with a local shipbuilding company to dismantle the 499-ton vessel, which had been in operation for 17 years, and is expecting a preliminary proposal by Oct. 16 on how that can be done with the minimum environmental impact.    [FULL  STORY]