The M/Tug Intrepid, the tug vessel that is carrying the last remaining part of the ex-USS Guardian, will be dropping anchor at the Puerto Princesa City Port (PPCP) for refueling and supplies augmentation Wednesday.
An official at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Headquarters in this city who declined to be named said Intrepid is expected to arrive anytime today after sailing off from the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) following the graduation of Phase I of the salvage and retrieval operation directed and facilitated by the Task Force Tubbataha (TFT) in the area.
Commodore Enrico Efren Evangelista, commander of the PCG-Palawan District, cannot be contacted for the time being to comment on the matter.
After refueling and getting supplies, the Intrepid will be on its way to
Although no specific schedule was given yet as to when it shall sail to
The other salvors that joined the salvage operation more than two months in
“As soon as we’re sure that the grounding area has been cleaned of debris and other rubbles, they will all be given the signal to sail off Palawan to
Incidentally, Trabajador is now docked at the Puerto Princesa port to also refuel and obtain provisions for its crew.
On March 30, the TFT ended the salvage operation of the ex-USS Guardian that lasted more than 10 weeks. The minesweeper’s stern was the last part to be lifted off the South Atoll of the TRNP.
In reaction to the success of the salvaging, Angelique Songco, head of the Tubbataha Management Office (TMO), commended the “careful and safe” operations that the task force carried out.
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