Tag: wreck removal

AGIA ZONI II has been now safely removed and transferred temporarily to nearby yard facilities, to carry out the necessary inspections. For the wreck removal operation, one floating ringer crane 1300 tons lifting capacity and another of 260 tons were used as well as salvage tugs, antipollution vessels and a specialized diving team.

Wreck removal efforts of the Pacific Paradise continue, following the fishing vessel's grounding off Kaimana Beach, Honolulu, according to US Coast Guard, and the unified command has contracted Resolve Marine Group, with support from several other experts, to conduct the removal of the pollution threat.

Marking one-year anniversary of Canada’s $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada announced introduction of the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act in Parliament to strengthen owner responsibility and liability for their vessels, including costs for clean-up and removal.

The Minister of the Greek Merchant Shipping, Panagiotis Kouroublis, has ordered the removal of the wreck of the Κ/Ζ Sea Diamond cruise ship, which sank off the Greek island of Santorini ten years ago.

Singapore has ratified the Wreck Removal Convention which will enter into force in the country on 8 September 2017, according to MPA Singapore. All Singapore-registered ships over 300 GT are required to carry on board a WRC State certificate, to attest that insurance or other financial security to cover liability for wrecks is in place.

IMO informed that the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks has been ratified by Croatia, bringing the total number of States to accede to the treaty to 37. The treaty, which entered into force in 2015, provides the legal basis for States to remove shipwrecks that may threaten the safety of lives or the marine environment.

IMO announced that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is the 35th country to ratify the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks. The Convention, which entered into force in 2015, provides the legal basis for States to remove, or have removed, shipwrecks that may threaten the safety of lives, goods and property at sea, as well as the marine environment.

One week short of the third anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry near Jindo Island, salvage workers successfully completed the final stages of moving the ship onto land at the port of Mokpo. Once the land transfer operation was complete, preparations for nine passengers who are still missing begun.

The Standard P&I Club announced that UK is the latest state to sign the International Group large casualty Memorandum of Understanding, regarding the response to major maritime casualties and incidents. The MoU was developed following the review undertaken in 2012 of major maritime casualties involving removal of wreck operations.