St Helena : Agreement reached with Owners and Insurers of the MS Oliva
Submitted by Saint Helena Herald (Public Relations Information Office) 30.09.2012 (Article Archived on 14.10.2012)
I am pleased to report that we have finally reached an agreement with the owners/insurers of the MS Oliva, the bulk carrier that ran aground at Nightingale Island on 16 March 2011.
Agreement reached with Owners and Insurers of the MS Oliva
By The Hon Mr Sean Burns Administrator Tristan da Cunha
I am pleased to report that we have finally reached an agreement with the owners/insurers of the MS Oliva, the bulk carrier that ran aground at Nightingale Island on 16 March 2011.
The details of the settlement are a commercial matter between the vessels owners/insurers and the Tristan Government but we are satisfied that the settlement represents a reasonable and fair deal for us to move forward with the management of the fishery and protection of the environment.
In the meantime the fishery at Nightingale remains closed and the quota at Inaccessible has been reduced to 44 tonnes. These are provisional quotas that will be reviewed at a meeting of fishery experts in Cape Town in November. James Glass, our Fisheries Director will be attending on Tristan’s behalf.
The Conservation Department will shortly begin the penguin counts around the islands and further details will be posted just as soon as they become available.
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