The burnt-out Dong Won 701 sits at Timaru’s Primeport before it was towed to its scuttling site yesterday afternoon. In 2018, Dong Won 701 caught fire at Primeport and burned for eight days. Since then, plans have been under way for the ship to scuttled off the coast of Otago. Late last month, the Environmental Protection Authority certified Dong Won 701 had been cleaned and prepared in accordance with its requirements. According to the dumping consents, the ship will be scuttled 25 nautical miles (46.3km) southeast of Otago Harbour, at an authorised dump site.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 02, 2021 16:32 UTC