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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
MV Smart Salvage Wraps Up in South Africa
Accidents

MV Smart Salvage Wraps Up in South Africa

  The salvage of the capesize coal carrier MV Smart in Richards Bay, South Arica has been completed more than two years after the ship ran aground, the

September 15, 2015
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
SMART Bow Scuttled Off South Africa [PHOTOS]
Accidents

SMART Bow Scuttled Off South Africa [PHOTOS]

The bow section of the bulk carrier MV Smart has been refloated and scuttled off the coast of South Africa about 17 months after the ship

December 18, 2014
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
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Marine Salvage

MV Smart Salvage Enters Phase Three

Salvage crews in South Africa have kicked off the third phase of salvage operations to remove what's left of the MV Smart shipwreck in Richards

January 28, 2014
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
MV Smart Stern Refloated and Sunk Off South Africa [PHOTOS]
Interesting

MV Smart Stern Refloated and Sunk Off South Africa [PHOTOS]

A salvage team working to remove the MV Smart shipwreck in Richards Bay, South Africa successfully refloated the stern section of the broken capesize bulk

October 8, 2013
Total Views: 488

Monday, September 9, 2013
MV Smart Grounding: Owners Rule Out Mechanical Failure… Before Ship Hit Bottom
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MV Smart Grounding: Owners Rule Out Mechanical Failure… Before Ship Hit Bottom

Owners of the stricken MV Smart say that there is no evidence to suggest that mechanical or structural failure contributed to the ship breaking up outside

September 9, 2013
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Heavy Fuel Oil Removed from MV Smart Wreck
Marine Salvage

Heavy Fuel Oil Removed from MV Smart Wreck

Salvors in South Africa have removed all heavy fuel oil from the capesize bulk carrier MV Smart, which ran aground and broke up on a sand bar on August 19

September 4, 2013
Total Views: 86

Wednesday, August 28, 2013
subtech mv smart salvage
Marine Salvage

SPOTD: Subtech Continues Fuel Removal from MV Smart [8 Photos]

Durban-based salvage company Subtech released the following photos of the salvage operation they are currently conducting off Richards Bay, South Africa

August 28, 2013
Total Views: 466

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
Total Views: 71

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
Total Views: 82

Tuesday, August 20, 2013
mv smart aground
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Bulk Carrier MV Smart Has Split in Two After Running Aground in South Africa [UPDATE]

A bulk carrier has run aground and has broken up along the east coast of South Africa near Richards

August 20, 2013
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