Sun Island finally launched

Sun Island finally launched

Officials at the Bach Dang shipyard in northern Hai Phong city said on Sunday that the newly built 10,500 dwt ?Sun Island? dry cargo vessel freighter that got stuck half-way down the slipway during its launch, has now been successfully freed and towed into the water without further damage

Earlier this month, high day-time temperatures of some 40?C had melted the paraffin wax on the slipway rails causing the failure of the ship?s launch. Truong Hoang Cao, Deputy Director of the shipyard, said the incident caused no delays in the planned August handover to the ship owner. The freighter, which is 110m long and 18.8m wide, was designed by Japanese Wada Bussan Company and built under a contract inked with Japanese NOMA Marine Transport Company.