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The MV Heng Tong cargo ship stranded on Sea View beach, Karachi. Shazia Hasan/File
ISLAMABAD: The government has informed a parliamentary committee that salvaging the cargo vessel, which ran aground at the Seaview beach, Karachi, was the responsibility of the ship’s owners and the insurance company.
The Senate Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs met here on Wednesday for a briefing on the vessel that has become an environmental hazard.
Ministry of Maritime Affairs Secretary Rizwan Ahmed said that Heng Tong 77 was going to Istanbul, Turkey, from Shanghai, China, and did not enter the Karachi Port. It was in Pakistani waters for change of crew members. The rough sea caused the vessel to lose its anchors and it started drifting towards shallow water.