Oil spill is now visible around the capsized Lomaiviti Princess II in the Suva harbour.
The Maritime Safety Authority Fiji said the vessel “went down” after being towed out of Narain Jetty in Suva by Fiji Ports.
CEO Joweli Cawaki said Lomaiviti Princess II was unmanned when it capsized at about 4pm on Monday and nobody was injured.
“The boat just tilted to one side and took in water and it went down,” Cawaki said.
The vessel had been tied up at Narain Jetty since 2019.
The Fiji Ports – which runs the jetty – served Goundar Shipping which owns Lomaiviti II a removal notice.
“Ports came in with a tug and pulled the vessel out; once the vessel was pulled out, it went down,” Cawaki said.
“It was a risk in all senses of the word risk – it took up space at the wharf and it’s been used as Goundar Shipping as a dumping ground and now that it has sunk, it has sunk where there is a channel.”
