Escuintla, Escuintla, Oct 5 (AGN).- As part of a work tour, the President Alejandro Giammattei supervised the work being done on a fishing boat in Santa Rosa. This ran aground in Monterrico, while carrying out fishing tasks on the aforementioned beach in the south of the country.
We are aware of what happened in Monterrico with the fishing boat. We are waiting for the tide to go out to extract the 900 gallons of diesel it has, the ruler pointed out.
He also mentioned that the extraction of fuel is a measure that was adopted to avoid contamination of the environment.
Specialized equipment is being mobilized to extract the fuel, before we try to pull it out when the tide rises because the ship is tilted, added the President.
#Santa Rosa | Ruler @DrGiammattei explained that staff @marngt will supervise the tasks of extracting diesel from the fishing boat stranded in #Monterrico. pic.twitter.com/iAhLKl78Ec
— AGN (@AGN_news) October 5, 2022
Inter-institutional support
The president reported that attention to this situation will be in charge of the Ministries of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) and National Defense (Mindef).
According to the Mindef, the running aground of the fishing vessel was reported on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 4. In addition, the report was provided by the Pacific Naval Command, which assigned a special team for this case.
The Mindef also pointed out that this Wednesday afternoon they will work with a trailer from the Quetzal Port Company to move the ship away from the Pacific coast.
#Santa Rosa | Staff of the @Army_GT inform the president @DrGiammattei what is the situation that exists after the running aground of a fishing boat on the beach #Monterrico and what are the steps to follow. pic.twitter.com/u2qyLJJA4k
— AGN (@AGN_news) October 5, 2022
Supervision
During his work tour, President Giammattei visited the south of the country, the beaches of Monterrico, to see the work that is being carried out.
The president was accompanied by Minister Reyes and local fishermen who explained the situation to him. During the tour, the government official was able to verify that the authorities are already working in the area to support this fishing boat.
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