KUWAIT:  The Kuwait Dive Team, operating under the Environmental Voluntary Foundation (EVF), has salvaged a 30-ton vessel off Al-Salmiya’s coast, the team’s chief Walid Al-Fadhel said on Monday. Al-Fadhel told KUNA that the 57-foot-long boat that had drifted due to strong winds and was a hazard to navigation and leaking oil into the waters close to the Marine yachts harbor. The personnel involved in the operation stabilized the vessel and collected some of its scattered debris at the spot where yachts and boats pass regularly, Al-Fadhel said, indicating the Coast Guards had put all their available resources at the disposal of lifting the boat and its remains in coordination with other authorities.

The diver succeeded in floating and towing the boat despite some difficulties such as the scorching heat, strong winds and rocky hurdles. Al-Fadhel urged sea-goers to take precautions and spare themselves such accidents, noting that waste left behind at the sea is a pollutant to the environment. (end)The Kuwaiti Diving Team has carried out such missions since 1986. — KUNA

KUWAIT: A plane carrying 40 tons of relief aid material departed Kuwait on Monday, heading to Sudan as part of ongoing humanitarian efforts. The flight is part of the (Kuwait By Your Side) campaign, a coordinated initiative involving several Kuwaiti charities and government bodies.Chairman of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Khamed Al-Maqamis affirmed that the relief aid campaign came in line with the leadership’s directives to aid those in need in Sudan.

He noted that Kuwait was coordinating with the Sudanese Red Crescent to distribute much-needed aid, handing it to those in need.The official underscored Kuwait’s continuous effort to help people in Sudan and elsewhere in reflection of the country’s humanitarian legacy. — KUNA