Marine Salvage

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
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Marine Salvage

Salvors Make Progress Pumping Heavy Fuel Oil from MV Smart

eNCA News posted an update today on the ongoing salvage of the MV Smart and the potential environmental impact of the cargo of coal that is open to the

August 27, 2013
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Salvors Begin Pumping Heavy Fuel Oil from MV Smart
Marine Salvage

Salvors Begin Pumping Heavy Fuel Oil from MV Smart

Salvors working just outside the channel at Richards Bay, South Africa have finally begun the process of pumping 1700 tons of heavy fuel from the wreck of the

August 26, 2013
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Friday, August 23, 2013
M/V Smart Salvage Delayed as Heavy Duty Pumps Are Brought In
Marine Salvage

M/V Smart Salvage Delayed as Heavy Duty Pumps Are Brought In

eNCA News reports from South Africa on the on-going salvage effort involving the MV Smart, a capesize bulk carrier filled with coal which broke apart outside

August 23, 2013
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
MV SMART Salvage Kicks Into High Gear
Marine Salvage

MV SMART Salvage Kicks Into High Gear

It's been just two days since the bulk carrier MV Smart ran aground on a South African beach, but the incident is already being coined as the biggest salvage

August 21, 2013
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Marine Salvage

The Kiani Satu Has Sunk [UPDATE]

Update (21 August) – As of 0400 local time, the Kiani Satu has sunk according to a statement by the Kynsna Municipality in South Africa. She went down in

August 21, 2013
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
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Marine Salvage

Salvors Wait for High Tide and Bigger Seas to Help Free the Kiani Satu

Amateur photographer Penny Foyn from South Africa sent us this image yesterday of the grounded bulk carrier Kiani Satu taken with her Olympus OM-D E-M5.

August 13, 2013
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
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Marine Salvage

Salvors Are in a Race Against Time as Oil Leaks From the Kiani Satu [IMAGES]

Oil leaking from the bulk carrier Kiani Satu, which ran aground in heavy weather on Thursday has forced South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs, in

August 11, 2013
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Monday, July 22, 2013
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Marine Salvage

WWII Shipwreck Gives Up 61 Tons of Silver 3 Miles Under Atlantic

July 22 (Bloomberg) — Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., a deep-sea salvage company, said it retrieved more than 61 tons of silver bullion this month from

July 22, 2013
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
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Interesting

MOL Comfort’s Bow Section Breaks Free from Tow [UPDATE]

UPDATE (10 JUL): MOL Comfort Fore Section has Sunk UPDATE 3 July: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that the towing line has been reconnected to the

July 2, 2013
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Saturday, June 29, 2013
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Interesting

10 Months Later, M/V Ocean Breeze Finally Removed from Chilean Beach and Scuttled

In August of last year, the bulk carrier M/V Ocean Breeze found itself being absolutely pummeled by huge surf on a Chilean beach approximately 1.5 miles south

June 29, 2013
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Inside Look: Salvaging the MV Danio from UK’s Farne Islands
Marine Salvage

Inside Look: Salvaging the MV Danio from UK’s Farne Islands

There's aground, and then there's HARD AGROUND. In the case of the M/V Danio, it was most definitely the

April 24, 2013
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – First Caissons Installed on Costa Concordia
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Ship Photos of The Day – First Caissons Installed on Costa Concordia

The first caissons, or sponsons, have been installed on the port side of the Costa

April 18, 2013
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
uss guardian wreck removal
Defense

Final Section of Wrecked Warship Removed from Philippine Reef

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders SULU SEA, The Philippines (March 30, 2013) – U.S. Navy and contracted salvage personnel embarked

March 30, 2013
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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Marine Salvage

Retired USN Captain Pat Keenan Joins Titan Salvage

Crowley has announced today that retired US Navy Captain, Patrick Keenan, has joined the Titan Salvage team as Director of Operations. Besides the fact

March 27, 2013
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Friday, March 15, 2013
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Defense

Photo of the Day: Ex-USS Guardian Wreck Removal Continues

The U.S. Navy-contracted vessels Jascon 25 and the tugboat Archon Tide are positioned next to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship ex-Guardian (MCM 5)

March 15, 2013
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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Marine Salvage

Deconstruction of USS Guardian Commences [IMAGES]

MANILA – As weather condition seems to be fine near Tubbataha Reef, salvaging operation for the ill-fated USS Guardian that ran aground last month along

February 27, 2013
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
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Marine Salvage

SMIT Borneo Crane Barge Arrives in the Philippines

The Crane barge, SMIT Borneo, arrived off the coast of Palawan province in the Philippines from Singapore today.  This vessel will be used to remove USS

February 3, 2013
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Divers Complete Survey Assessment of MV Rena
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Divers Complete Survey Assessment of MV Rena

A dive survey to conduct an external visual assessment of the MV Rena’s sunken stern section and its cargo has been completed, salvors of the stricken

January 24, 2013
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Missing Crew Member of Baltic Ace Found, Salvage Operations Suspended
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Missing Crew Member of Baltic Ace Found, Salvage Operations Suspended

Dutch police have identified a body found on 19 December, 20 nautical miles west of IJmuiden, as that of the 31 year-old Polish first mate of the Baltic Ace,

January 15, 2013
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
ICS “Deeply Skeptical” About New Environmental Salvage Award
Marine Salvage

ICS “Deeply Skeptical” About New Environmental Salvage Award

Following a meeting of its Insurance Committee on Tuesday, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant

January 1, 2013
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