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Dear Sir, I read in your GoaCom Daily News Clippings 23 Dec. 2003 the following: > TENDERS FOR "RIVER PRINCESS" SOON: Tenders will soon be floated to remove > River Princess vessel grounded off Candolim for the last two years, the > Chief Minister said on December 22. Replying to queries, he said everyone > who claims to have expertise will get a chance to apply. He said it is very > easy to say that the ship could be removed. But there are very few parties > in the world who can salvage the vessel without cutting it. The vessel was > grounded in June 2001. Despite passing the Tourist Trade Act, the govt has > not been able to remove the ship which had caused apprehensions of marine > pollution. (H) I bring to your notice that the "River Princess" was not grounded in June 2001 but in 2000. The vessel is already for more than 3 (three!!) years polluting the sea and the horizon. It is a shame that after all those years there still is no solution. Yours truly Jan Friederich Rotterdam-Holland ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
