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Oct 05, 2012 News
Owner of K&B Enterprise, whose two runaway fishing trawlers earlier this week slammed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge damaging the pedestrian walkway, will be standing all expenses for repairs to the structure.
On Monday last, the trawlers, ‘Lady Sue’ and ‘Noble Sun’, ran into the northern side of the bridge causing damage. Apparently, the vessels which were moored at a Georgetown wharf broke loose after encountering a strong tide.
According to the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation’s General Manager, Rawlston Adams, management is still in the process of assessing the damage to the structure. He noted that a diver will have to inspect the anchor chains to ascertain repairs needed.
Following discussions with K&B Enterprise and the bridge’s management, it was decided that the trawler company will pay to repair the structure.
In the interim, the walkway remains closed to pedestrians. Although the damage is said to be minimal, management is insisting that it does not want to expose pedestrians to any danger.
Adams said that the impact of the trawlers running into the bridge was not significant. In addition, the structure is designed to stay afloat even if there is damage to an anchor chain.
A little over two months ago, a section of the Demerara Harbour Bridge collapsed, after two temporary pontoons located at the western end of the bridge sank. The pontoons were facilitating maintenance.
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