Mariner Thai Web board.translation,
Engines of fishing boats and generators can still use it. I can not recover it from the boat aground at your own pace. Tucker was asked to tow the ship to the rescue. And will try to salvage the ship again in the water up to the next. State officials are concerned about water pollution from fishing vessels Eihatsu Maru, which is possible because of fuel on board and 90 tons of ammonia is carried on board.
this is very interesting from this this site,and its take on the current situation.

International Distress Frequencies,and related Frequencies as follows apply to all vessels at sea,etc.except skiboats,inshore trawlers,which only use 27Mhz-29Mhz as means of Radio Communications.
VHF-Marine-156.800 INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS AND CALLING CHAN 16
this is standard procedure in all emergencies for vessels in distress.
On HF Marine Trawlers such as the Eihatsu Maru,will have HF-International Radio Communications equipment Fitted
2182 USB ZSC – CAPE TOWN RADIO MF DISTRESS & CALLING
any vessel coming into table bay,will be in radio contact with Cape Town Radio in any event,trawlers such as the Eihatsu Maru,are fitted with GMDSS\Global Marine Distress Safety System,radio communications equipment,Cape Town Radio Knows The position of all vessels along the South African coastline,as most all vessels have A.I.S.\Automatic Identification System (AIS) is an automatic tracking system used on ships and by Vessel traffic services (VTS) for identifying and locating vessels by electronically exchanging data with other nearby ships and AIS Base stations. AIS information supplements marine radar, which continues to be the primary method of collision avoidance\Information provided by AIS equipment, such as unique identification, position, course, and speed, can be displayed on a screen or an ECDIS. AIS is intended to assist a vessel’s watch standing officers and allow maritime authorities to track and monitor vessel movements. AIS integrates a standardized VHF transceiver with a positioning system such as a LORAN-C or GPS receiver, with other electronic navigation sensors, such as a gyro compass or rate of turn indicator. Vessels fitted with AIS transceivers and transponders can be tracked by AIS base stations located along coast lines internationally,
A standard software program-,Ship Plotter displays complete information about ships that are within VHF using the Universal Automatic Identification System (AIS),by observing the eihatsu maru vast antenna array present,it gives an indication of what marine electronics is fitted,it has Radar which is an effective means of detecting all vessels\coastline\in a vessels immediate position\collision avoidance\.
The trawler bridge will have marine electronics equipment fitted for navigation,via electronic chart plotters\fish finders\depth finders\etc,the sensors are located on the underside of the hull\keel of such vessels\these deep sea trawlers,have a vast amount of electronics equipment on board,to aid the vessel in navigation/fishing operations/collision/with other vessels avoidance/weather satellite receiving equipment,mainly the N.O.A.A. APT Polar orbiting satellites,these are used to detect sea temperatures in the immediate area\region of such trawlers in fishing operations\,the question is with all the hi tech marine electronics fitted,how is it possible for this trawler/vessel to run aground in an area surrounded by rocks,which is clearly visible low tide\Clifton beach coastline\in any event the equipment fitted ,would show exactly the position of this vessel\in relation to the surrounding coastline,in addition it will indicate what the water depth is at all times\if the electronics equipment is faulty,this vessel would be aground in any event if coming into table bay,as the master of this vessel would have no idea of his position at all,this incident needs to be thoroughly investigated,and the circumstances of why was this vessel so close inshore especially in fog conditions\in an event of a incompetent person at the bridge\helm of this vessel,the amount of marine electronics equipment fitted to such deep sea trawlers\would in any event show this vessels position in a manner that is visual on the bridge\helm.
there cannot be no excuse by the officers\master of this vessel\as to why this vessel ran aground\why didn’t this vessel run aground,along the coastline,and why in particular Clifton coastline,if it was perceived by the helmsman that the vessel,was approaching table bay port\in the thick fog,then the only logical reasoning is that there could be faulty equipment on the bridge?\or total ignorance of the helmsman\master of this vessel\officers of the severe situation this vessel was in,if no1 was present on the bridge at the time period this vessel would be aground along the coastline in any event,pumping out the fuel is an easy operation in marine salvage terms\removing quoted 50 tons of frozen tuna\fish isn’t an easy operation,especially where the trawler is located\there isn’t enough water lift at this location,as can be clearly seen at low tide\and at high tide,so the salvage company who are world renowned professional marine salvage operators do have a problem,which isn’t going to be an easy solution of removing this trawler,as there isn’t much space in marine terms around the vessel\trawler because of the rocks\visible\and not visible\the modifications being done to the trawler will allow the salvage operators to exert a greater pulling effort from the tug\to the vessel\taking into account that this vessel is D.W.T. at around 450 tons,with 90 tons estimated fuel\50 tons of frozen tuna\and the rest of the vessels tonnage\equipment\it is noted that the vessel\trawler has operational power\generators on-board\lighting etc\,doing some marine /navigational\engineering\maths calculations indicates that this salvage operation is going to be a complicated operation,solely from removing this trawler off the beach.the sooner its removed the less the factors are regarding the ammonia\fuel\frozen tuna\ integrity of the entire vessel as it is now

All these theories of deliberate grounding, while totally plausible, have to be weighed up against the fact there is 50 tonnes of tuna on board, the reason for this vessels existence. If you were going to run your ship aground on purpose, surely you’d make sure a catch of that size was safe first? All speculation but I feel its an important aspect of the situation.

On salvaging the thing, if the Seli One (wrecked at Blouberg) could be cut up in what is a very exposed area of coastline, and given it is further offshore, surely the trawler could be sold to a scrap merchant as the Seli One was, and cut to bits to be taken away by road. Obviously this would take place after removal of all pollutants.

That’s my totally inexpert opinion, would love to hear from somebody who understands what that would require or why it wouldn’t be suitable.

I find it UN-acceptable that no news\information is being made public as to how authorities\role players in the removal of the vessel from its current position,by addressing the concerns of residents in the Clifton area,as to how they propose to remove this vessel,the vessel is located in a very environmental sensitive area of coastline,and as how any possible pollution threats will be dealt with,surely there is advanced salvage assessments\ place for the removal of this vessel by now,the residents of the Clifton must be informed in a open transparent manner,and address all there concerns.
transferring\removal of fuel from this stranded vessel will be done under the strictest environmental protection regulations\measures,there are a few options it is not for me to explain them\speculate\advise,i am merely providing an insight into possible causes,as ive mentioned here,a thorough investigation must be implemented and the findings of the investigation must be made public and plans\procedures be put in place to prevent any further such incidents,the current maritime laws pertaining to vessels operating\cruising in south African territorial waters must be updated\addressed and amendments with relevant role players\incidents\accidents originating from vessels at sea happen 24-7-,the relevant role players must address the safe operating distance for all pleasure\leisure\commercial\fishing vessels operating off the the south African coast.all vessels in respect of what type\classification\tonnage ,must be subjected to safety at sea inspections whether in port/at sea,and heavy fines must be implemented against operators/owners of vessels,any commercial vessel requiring safe anchorage must be dealt with in a manner of merit based on the emergencies experienced,a deposit payable in advance to the relevant maritime\role players must be paid in advance,before any vessel in respect of classification\tonnage would be given permission for safe anchorage facilities in south African territorial waters,the deposits payable must be for the financing of any salvage\cleanup operations from accidents\incidents\originating from vessels,owners\marine insurers must be held accountable for accidents\incidents originating from vessels operating in south African territorial waters,with the bulk carrier panos earth stranded in false bay if the owners\insurers\chartering companies cant pay,that such vessels either be confiscated\towed beyond south African territorial waters,and sunk to avoid international navigational hazards,the current existing south African maritime laws\regulations seem inadequate to deal with such accidents\incidents where vessels are stranded\dumped in south African territorial waters,the south African coastal patrol\navy\saps water-wing\maritime role players must be authorized by south African maritime legislation to board any vessel and undertake inspections\assessments to determine that all vessels comply with international IMO\maritime law requirements

the salvage operators normally do an assessment of a vessel to determine various aspects that are involved in salvage operations,the structural integrity of the entire vessel\the location\the severity of the situation\this trawler as noted from my observations\is located in between rocks\port-starboard-astern,which makes this salvage operation complicated,the complications are the 90 tons of diesel fuel\50 tons of frozen tuna,the location of the trawler\a trawler is designed\built for a rated purpose,its not built to be towed\pulled by another vessel\tug from the stern but from the bow,so the salvage operators are adating certain criteria to allow them to exert 80-100 tons of pulling effort to move this trawler,for this to happen they have to improvise\adapt\build\fit\manufacture\a device which will allow them to attempt to remove this trawler,what is against the salvage operators,is the trawlers current position on the sand\beach\the noted visible rocks surrounding this trawler\the not visible criteria below the surface of the sea\the water depth low\high tide\they are attempting to pull a 450 GRT trawler at an acute angle which is counter-effecting movement,meaning its not a straight line pull,its an arkward situation they have,there are a couple of options available to them in improvising the stern section of this trawler that will allow them to attempt the next pulling operation,the more weight you can reduce on this trawler the more suitable it gets to remove it,fuel\cargo\are but a few options ive noted,there are other alternatives\there marine engineers\salvage engineers know by now what can be done and what cant be done,these trawlers on the open sea have there related problems\technical issues\i know what the salvage operators are faced with\the technical issues that need to be addressed\ive been asked what would i do,there are suitable options available that are standard\non standard as each salvage engineer has his own ideas based on his experience\knowledge\in marine salvage operations\the longer it stays where it is,the longer it takes to remove it,Ive dealt with similar situations in my lifetime,Ive dealt with deep sea trawler breakdowns at sea,mechanical,electrical\electronics\i have a mechanical\electronics background,Ive dealt will all types of trawler situations at sea,i know what you can fix\not fix\what can be repaired\not repaired\,Ive learn t from experience its best to let the salvage operators do there work,based on there expertise\experience\knowledge\not interfere\ but praise them in there efforts in such operations,because i can the readers who view these comments,not 1 are the same,you learn from the experience\knowledge you gain from such operations,so that next time you have a similar problem you know how to deal with it,