Local reports said the islands’ transport authority reported the deck of 7,000-dwt Viet Long (built 1991) had “broken” while it was being moved from Summer Island in 2.5km of water on Thursday.
The vessel hit a reef north of Male on 9 June with a cargo of cement and steel.
It suffered water ingress and a hull breach that resulted in oil spilling into the sea.
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