Tag: salvage operation

X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship ‘X-Press Pearl’, confirmed that the wreck is now wholly sitting on the seabed at a depth of 21 meters.

Less than a month after the USCG revealed plans to refloat the ill-fated liftboat Seacor Power, the operation has become more challenging with salvage crews reporting that the wreck has rotated and that the hull has separated from the superstructure.

Salvage crews have completed the removal of diesel fuel from SEACOR Power’s fuel tanks and are now ready to move to the salvage phase, focusing on removing debris and refloating the vessel, the US Coast Guard announced. 

The Dutch heavy-lift cargo ship EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA is no longer at risk of grounding, as salvage crews managed to get onboard and connect it to the two tugboats, on Wednesday. 

During Christmas, salvors started the second cut on the hull of the grounded Golden Ray. The ship will be cut into eight sections; the first one took place on November 29. 

In light of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray off St. Simons Sound, Brunswick, Georgia, the salvage team is making progress with the cutting operations.

In light of the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound, Brunswick, Georgia, salvage operators started  cutting the first bow section of the capsized vessel.

In light of the Wakashio grounding off the Mauritius coast on 25 July, Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering is about to start the removal operations for the stern of the ship.

The Swedish Club launched a guide by Caglar Coskunsu at Cavus & Coskunsu Law Firm about salvage claims in Turkish Straits, in order to understand the claims in Turkish Straits, how the system is operated and who the salvors are should be known.

Following the salvage of the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound, Brunswick, Georgia, engineers announced that they will be modifying the mooring system to be used for the heavy lift vessel.