By about 7 a.m., the ferry had been raised enough for workers to climb on it and further fasten it to the barges. He said workers will resume lifting the ferry once they finish balancing operations that could take several hours. The loading process, including emptying the ferry of water and fuel, is expected to take days. Salvaging the huge, corroded ferry from a channel notorious for dangerous currents has been a difficult and expensive job. South Korea agreed in 2015 to an 85.1 billion won (US$76 million) deal with a consortium led by China’s state-run Shanghai Salvage Co. to do it.

Source: National Post March 23, 2017 04:52 UTC