Marine Salvage

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Friday, December 14, 2012
titan salvage id integrity
Marine Salvage

Titan Salvage Opens New Australian Office in Cairns

CAIRNS – To meet the needs of changing market conditions and increased commercial vessel traffic in and around the Great Barrier Reef, TITAN

December 14, 2012
Total Views: 116

Monday, December 10, 2012
SVITZER Hired to Remove Oil from Sunken Baltic Ace
Marine Salvage

SVITZER Hired to Remove Oil from Sunken Baltic Ace

SVITZER, a member A.P. Møller – Mærsk Group specializing in marine salvage and response, has been hired to remove the fuel oil from the sunken car

December 10, 2012
Total Views: 37

Thursday, November 1, 2012
Marine Salvage

Introducing T&T Salvage

T&T Salvage, LLC is the new name of T&T BISSO. The change follows the Teichman Group’s acquisition of BISSO MARINE’s fifty percent share of

November 1, 2012
Total Views: 325

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Salvaging the Costa Concordia is Proving to be a Significant Challenge, the Latest Update [VIDEO]
Marine Salvage

Salvaging the Costa Concordia is Proving to be a Significant Challenge, the Latest Update [VIDEO]

Nick Sloane from Titan Salvage, Sergio Girotto from Microperi, and Franco Porcellacchia, VP of Carnival Corp are interviewed by the AFP on the work being done

October 24, 2012
Total Views: 68

Thursday, October 18, 2012
Salvors Refloat the Hansa Berlin off Cuba
Marine Salvage

Salvors Refloat the Hansa Berlin off Cuba

Following a lost of power during tropical storm Isaac off Cuba on 26 August, the Liberian-flagged container ship Hansa Berlin found herself bricked up off the

October 18, 2012
Total Views: 78

Friday, May 25, 2012
titan salvage australia cairns
Marine Salvage

Titan Salvage Opens Australian Office Serving Great Barrier Reef Region

(Cairns, Australia, May 25, 2012) – Responding to changing market conditions and increased commercial vessel traffic in and around the Great Barrier

May 25, 2012
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Video, Not Quite Accurate
Marine Salvage

Costa Concordia Wreck Removal Video, Not Quite Accurate

Here’s how the Costa Concordia wreck removal will likely NOT happen, but they definitely show us some interesting insight into ship salvage. We talked

May 9, 2012
Total Views: 44

Thursday, March 1, 2012
mv rena shipwreck svitzer salvage
Lifesaving Incidents

New Zealand’s North Island Braces for a Nasty Storm, MV Rena Salvage Put on Hold

Salvors have removed a total of 566 containers from Rena by Svitzer, and a further 72  have been recovered from the shore or sea by Braemar Howells container

March 1, 2012
Total Views: 34

Sunday, January 8, 2012
Updated: The Sea Claims M/V Rena, Stricken Containership Finally Splits in Two on New Zealand Reef [IMAGES]
Incidents

Updated: The Sea Claims M/V Rena, Stricken Containership Finally Splits in Two on New Zealand Reef [IMAGES]

UPDATE: Monday, 6pm EST: The sea has claimed the stern section of the stricken M/V Rena Tuesday morning (local time).  We’ve started a new post with

January 8, 2012
Total Views: 114

Saturday, December 31, 2011
vale beijing vloc ore carrier
Marine Salvage

Sea Conditions Halt Salvage of Stricken Vale Beijing, Giant Iron Ore Carrier off Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones) — Brazil’s navy on Thursday called off an operation to unload fuel oil from the damaged Vale Beijing large iron-ore

December 31, 2011
Total Views: 111

Monday, November 28, 2011
shiparrestor
Marine Salvage

Ship Arrestor – Dropping Giant Sea-Anchors Via Helicopter To Assist Salvors

The ShipArrestor, chosen from among 1200 projects funded by the European Union, defends coastlines against environmental damage when a drifting oil tanker runs

November 28, 2011
Total Views: 169

Sunday, October 16, 2011
Svitzer MV Rena Salvage Maritime New Zealand
Incidents

Salvage of MV Rena Continues… Sucking Heavy Fuel Presents Issues

WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Maritime New Zealand is focused Monday on removing oil from a cargo vessel grounded on a reef off the east coast of New

October 16, 2011
Total Views: 85

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
MV Rena… “The worst environmental maritime disaster in New Zealand” – Prime Minister
Incidents

MV Rena… “The worst environmental maritime disaster in New Zealand” – Prime Minister

By Lucy Craymer And Rebecca Howard, Wall Street Journal WELLINGTON—Oil spilling from a cargo vessel stranded off the east coast of New Zealand’s

October 11, 2011
Total Views: 193

Sunday, October 9, 2011
MV Rena Astrolabe Reef grounding New Zealand
Incidents

Oil Slick From Containership Reaches New Zealand Beach, Deteriorating Weather Threatens Salvage

By Lucy Craymer, Wall Street Journal WELLINGTON—Oil from the damaged cargo vessel MV Rena has started to wash up on a popular beach on the east coast of

October 9, 2011
Total Views: 24

Monday, August 1, 2011
mv pavit Photo SHASHI ASHIWAL
Incidents

Juhu Beach, Mumbai: a.k.a. Ship Magnet Beach

  Photo: SHASHI ASHIWAL www.thehindu.com There must be a giant magnet sitting underneath Mumbai’s Juhu Beach because in less than 6 weeks, two huge

August 1, 2011
Total Views: 77

Sunday, March 20, 2011
solid rocket booster recovery at sea
Blog

Solid Rocket Booster Recovery At Sea – HD Video

This is the first ever up-close, high-definition video of Kennedy Space Center’s solid rocket booster (SRB) recovery ships retrieving SRB segments from

March 20, 2011
Total Views: 158

Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Marine Firefighting
Marine Salvage

Resolve Marine and T&T BISSO form a coalition for US marine firefighting

Resolve Marine Group and T&T BISSO announced their coalition for Marine Firefighting services in U.S. waters.  This agreement combines both

February 1, 2011
Total Views: 62

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Emergency Tug Dover Straight
Marine Salvage

Dover Straits Emergency Tug To Be Scrapped

A Government agency has defended the decision to scrap an emergency tug in the English Channel, claiming it was not the best use of public money. The

January 18, 2011
Total Views: 34

Thursday, January 13, 2011
Acid-carrying tanker capsizes on the Rhine River, crew missing
Marine Salvage

Acid-carrying tanker capsizes on the Rhine River, crew missing

Two crewmembers are still missing from an acid-laden tanker that capized on the Rhine River today.  This tanker was carrying 2400 tons of sulfuric acid

January 13, 2011
Total Views: 47

Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Magnetic Underwater Ship Patch
Marine Salvage

Magnetic Repair Patch Saves Nuclear Fuel Ship

A magnetic patch made by Miko Marine AS of Norway has been used to seal a leak in the hull of the nuclear waste freighter Puma. The Danish-flagged ship

December 28, 2010
Total Views: 165