Gary Kean

The MSC Baltic III will likely have to be dismantled at its resting place in Cedar Cove eventually. It may take a long time to do that and the ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ is hoping that part of the story will be as fortunate as the crew’s perilous rescue was. ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/uFDIjGV1NW

The blue container seen here holds a pollution containment boom that is ready to be deployed at the first sign of pollution from the MSC Baltic III. Anchored buoys are in place around the ship to readily attach the boom if needed. ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/pWdxf7Jr2i

This green container is one of the frac tanks loaded onto the MSC Baltic III to temporarily hold the fuels and oils that will be pumped off the ship during the early stages of the salvage process. ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/O1lPLo8y9v

The fate of the MSC Baltic III would likely be a far different story and likely a tragic one if it had grounded almost anywhere else, including the sheer cliffs on the opposite side of Cedar Cove. #westernNL ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/2PKZTzcSxA

This shot shows the 3 containers that were ripped open by the powerful seas during the Feb. 15 storm that wrecked the MSC Baltic III. All 3 containers were empty, though some insulation material from one had to be recovered. ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ ⁦⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/P9wmmBkIE9

The wrinkled metal under the ‘S’ is the only sign of damage to the MSC Baltic III above water. The hull is a different story as sea water has seeped inside some of the holds. ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/jCmGGBLSAC

The view looking up from the bulbous bow of the 22,000-tonne MSC Baltic III. A few of the salvage crew reciprocated the interest as they peer down at the media ride-along from the stricken ship’s bow. #westernNL ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/ZfCTHrcUuL

One plan in the works to give salvage crews safer and more consistent access to the grounded MSC Baltic III is to fix up a road and extend it from the beach out to the ship so trucks can help remove potential pollutants and cargo. ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/P2SM032yLN

While the merciless sea and rocky shoreline heavily damaged the hull of the MSC Baltic III, which cannot be refloated, Mother Nature still did a fine job parking it on a subsea shelf and allowing access all around the entire ship. ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/VhglbNs5tu

Since the MSC Baltic III was grounded on Feb. 15, sea and weather conditions have limited the salvage crews from boarding the ship to assess the situation and make plans. They have only been able to board about half those days. ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/VsVewq2bC2

The grounded MSC Baltic III still has more than 1,600 metric tonnes of hydrocarbons - including heavy fuels, oils, lubricants and other materials required for its operation. Fortunately, there’s still no sign of pollution. ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/coWLaWDE1S

Moving in for a closer look at the shipwrecked MSC Baltic III cargo ship in Cedar Cove aboard a ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ vessel on what’s been the calmest sea state since the wreck on Feb. 15. ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/PuOCDyf8gs

All 20 crew members were miraculously plucked from the MSC Baltic III by helicopter in a raging snowstorm after the ship lost power and was grounded here in Cedar Cove in #westernNL during the storm on Feb. 15. ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ #RideAlong ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ https://t.co/dBYY3OdOPf

Getting closer to the MSC Baltic III wreck in #westernNL during a media ride-along today with the ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ . The crew was extremely luck the ship was driven into this particular cove. Nearly anywhere else would have been disastrous. ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/z2vYZCteru

Went for a ride-along with the ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ to the MSC Baltic III wreck today. Here, the ship grounded in Cedar Cove in #westernNL comes into view as we approach the site. ⁦@StJohnsTelegram⁩ https://t.co/PMOkZfD6Qu

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