Efforts underway to refloat grounded FSM fuel barge on Nilandhoo reef

Efforts to refloat a fuel barge of state owned company FSM (Fuel Supplies Maldives) which ran aground on the reef of Gaafu Alifu atoll Nilandhoo has commenced.

Nilandhoo Council President Ibrahim Nasih speaking with Mihaaru News said that a large vessel has been brought near the island to assist in refloating the fuel barge that ran aground on the Nilandhoo reef. Efforts to refloat the barge are now underway, he said.