Tough job to salvage, dispose of Penang ferries


Watery fate: The iconic ‘Pulau Kapas’, which recently sank at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal in Butterworth. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

BUTTERWORTH: The task of salvaging and disposing of two old ferries at the Sultan Abdul Hakim ferry terminal looks to be more difficult than anticipated.

On top of salvaging the metal for scrap, there is the issue of the residual oils which must be salvaged without causing environmental pollution.

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