salvage


Wednesday, November 14, 2018
U.S. Navy Salvage Team Completes Oil Removal from Former German Cruiser Prinz Eugen
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U.S. Navy Salvage Team Completes Oil Removal from Former German Cruiser Prinz Eugen

A U.S. Navy-led salvage team has successfully removed 229,000 gallons of oil from the sunken World War II vessel ex-Prinz Eugen located in the Kwajalein Atoll

November 14, 2018
Total Views: 2677

Thursday, September 20, 2018
U.S. Navy Commences Oil Removal from Capsized German Cruiser ‘Prinz Eugen’ in Marshall Islands
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U.S. Navy Commences Oil Removal from Capsized German Cruiser ‘Prinz Eugen’ in Marshall Islands

The U.S. Navy, in partnership with the Army and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, have started the recovery of oil from the overturned World War II German

September 20, 2018
Total Views: 2324

Monday, August 20, 2018
BD1 derrick barge removal
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Resolve Raises Sunken Derrick Barge DB1 from Gulf of Mexico, Setting New Salvage Lift Record in Americas

After several months of planning, engineering, and on-site preparations, Resolve Marine has successfully raised the sunken derrick barge DB1 from the U.S. Gulf

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 780

Thursday, August 2, 2018
Makassar Highway towed into port
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Damaged Car Carrier Makassar Highway Reaches Port in Sweden

The damaged car carrier Makassar Highway was been moored in Oskarshamn on Thursday after salvors completed its emergency tow from open waters of the Baltic

August 2, 2018
Total Views: 213

Thursday, July 26, 2018
Damage to Grounded Car Carrier Worse Than Thought; Complex Salvage Lies Ahead
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Damage to Grounded Car Carrier Worse Than Thought; Complex Salvage Lies Ahead

Extensive damage has been found on the hull of the vehicle carrier Makassar Highway off the coast of Sweden. An underwater inspection of vessel carried

July 26, 2018
Total Views: 103

Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Priscilla cargo ship aground
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Salvors Re-Float M/V Priscilla from Scotland’s Pentland Skerries -Update

Update: The MV Priscilla was successfully re-floated Wednesday night at around 9 p.m., the Maritime Coastguard Agency said. Following an inspection, permission

July 25, 2018
Total Views: 70

Monday, July 23, 2018
Salvage Plan Approved for Cargo Ship Aground on Pentland Skerries
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Salvage Plan Approved for Cargo Ship Aground on Pentland Skerries

Officials in the U.K. have approved the salvage plan for the cargo ship M/V Priscilla which remains hard aground on the Pentland Skerries off the coast of

July 23, 2018
Total Views: 279

Thursday, July 12, 2018
kea trader grounding
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PHOTOS: One Year After Grounding, Kea Trader Salvage Continues in South Pacific

It’s been one year now since the 2,194 TEU capacity containership Kea Trader ran aground on a reef in the South Pacific, setting off one of the more

July 12, 2018
Total Views: 909

Thursday, July 5, 2018
Burning Container Ship Grounds, Partially Sinks Off India
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Burning Container Ship Grounds, Partially Sinks Off India

Things are not looking up for an Indian containership which suffered an explosion and fire more than three weeks ago in the Bay of Bengal off the east coast

July 5, 2018
Total Views: 205

Friday, March 23, 2018
Ardent Partnership Creates New Salvage Leader in Eastern Mediterranean
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Ardent Partnership Creates New Salvage Leader in Eastern Mediterranean

Global maritime salvage company Ardent has teamed up with one of Greece’s largest providers of tugs and a leading expert in pollution control in the

March 23, 2018
Total Views: 168

Thursday, March 22, 2018
Two Days After Collision, Capsized Cargo Ship Arrives Pier Side in Le Havre
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Two Days After Collision, Capsized Cargo Ship Arrives Pier Side in Le Havre

The wreck of the cargo ship Britannica HAV has been tied to a dock at the port of Le Havre now two days after the ship capsized after a

March 22, 2018
Total Views: 378

Wednesday, March 21, 2018
britannica hav wreck under tow
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Capsized Cargo Ship Under Tow to Port of Le Havre

Update: Authorities in France have granted a place a refuge for the wreck of the Britannica HAV at the port of Le Havre. The wreck is currently under tow

March 21, 2018
Total Views: 224

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Spanish Cargo Ship Aground Near Port of Lisbon
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Spanish Cargo Ship Aground Near Port of Lisbon

A Spanish cargo ship has been stranded at the mouth of Portugal’s Tagus River for more than a week after she ran aground while departing the port of

March 13, 2018
Total Views: 121

Monday, March 12, 2018
kea trader salvage
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Kea Trader Wreck Hit by Two Cyclones, Causing Shift on Reef

Two powerful cyclones within a month have caused the further deterioration of the wreck of the wreck of the Kea Trader off New Caledonia in the South Pacific,

March 12, 2018
Total Views: 203

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
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American Salvage Association Holds the Most Successful Annual General Meeting in its History

First Woman Elected to Leadership Committee The American Salvage Association hosted their Annual General Meeting (AGM) this past November 28th at the New

January 30, 2018
Total Views: 152

Thursday, December 21, 2017
kea trader breaks in half
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Salvors Forging Ahead with Kea Trader Salvage

Marine salvage group Ardent is continuing operations on the Kea Trader, despite the vessel’s broken hull. The 2017-built Kea Trader ran aground in New

December 21, 2017
Total Views: 124

Friday, December 15, 2017
Disabled Freighter Adrift in Force 10 Weather Conditions Now Under Tow Off Scotland
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Disabled Freighter Adrift in Force 10 Weather Conditions Now Under Tow Off Scotland

A rescue tug with the HM Coastguard managed to get a drifting cargo ship under tow overnight off Scotland’s Isle of Lewis despite severe weather

December 15, 2017
Total Views: 151

Monday, November 13, 2017
kea trader breaks in half
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PHOTOS: Stricken Kea Trader Breaks in Two Off New Caledonia

Severe weather in the South Pacific has caused the grounded Kea Trader to break in two over the weekend, further complicating an already difficult salvage

November 13, 2017
Total Views: 206

Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Another Megaship Grounding Pushes Salvors to Their Limits
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Another Megaship Grounding Pushes Salvors to Their Limits

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Another ultra-large container vessel has run aground in North Europe, again raising questions about the ability of

August 15, 2017
Total Views: 261

Monday, July 17, 2017
Salvage of Sunken Towing Vessel Continues on Upper Mississippi River
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Salvage of Sunken Towing Vessel Continues on Upper Mississippi River

The Unified Command convened in response to a sunken towboat loaded with fuel on the Upper Mississippi River near Cairo, Illinois was set to lift the vessel

July 17, 2017
Total Views: 137