The Dominican (Navy helped a cargo ship that had run aground near Alto Velo island, to the southwest of La Beata. The grounding happened when the ship’s bow thruster broke down. The ship had been traveling from Florida to Haina Port in southern Santo Domingo.
Naval spokesman Captain José Geraldo Fajardo said that the ship, Habib Express, registered in Tanzania, had left Miami on 11 September 2019, loaded with a cargo for the Dominican Republic. A coastguard assisted the crew and worked to ensure that no oil seep into the ocean, causing an environmental hazard. A private company will tow the ship to the dock in Haina.
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1 October 2019