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The Government of the has requested IMO to mobilize an independent salvage expert to provide guidance on assessing the technical aspects of the salvage proposals and plans being considered in the case of the Princess of the Stars. This follows an earlier offer of any assistance and co-operation the Government might require by IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, immediately following last month’s tragic accident. The Princess of the Stars, a ferry carrying 861 passengers and crew, went aground and sank on June 21 in the . Almost all those on board lost their lives. IMO’s involvement follows the discovery that that the ferry was carrying various hazardous materials, in particular a 40-ft container containing 10 metric tonnes of endosulfan, a toxic pesticide.

Paul Glerum has joined the Dutch towage and salvage company, Multraship, as senior salvage master. director of Multraship. Sea. "I am very pleased to be joining the Multraship team," says Paul Glerum. has been in the salvage business for over 85 years.