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A timber boat which sunk in the Shoalhaven River in early February is expected to be removed from the water in coming weeks.
The Christine J, previously used to conduct cruises on the Shoalhaven River, was noticed listing badly on February 7, just east of the Nowra bridges and eventually sank, resting on the bottom of the river in about 2.5 to 3 metres of water.
On February 8, Fire and Rescue NSW Shoalhaven and Hazmat crews placed booms around a sunken boat as a precaution to ensure any liquids that might leak from the boat into the sensitive Shoalhaven River environment were contained.
It was understood the diesel and oil had previously been removed from the vessel, which was listing heavily to starboard.
Roads and Maritime Services have been working with the vessel owner who has been assembling equipment to recover the vessel.
But in last week the vessel has sunk even further into the water, now just the bridge is above water level.
A RMS spokesperson said a salvage contractor had been working to level the vessel using flotation bags.
“It is expected the boat will be removed from the water in coming weeks,” the spokesperson said.
The boat had also sunk in early January but was refloated before this latest incident.