Category: Salvage
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US Navy towing and salvage ship Solomon Atkinson floated out
Austal USA launched the future US Navy towing, salvage and rescue ship (T-ATS) USNS Solomon Atkinson at its facilities in Mobile, Alabama, on Monday, February 23. The newest Navajo-class T-ATS honours the late Solomon Atkinson, a US Navy veteran and member of the Metlakatla Indian Community. A decorated US Navy SEAL who saw action during…
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Resolve Marine opens new Tokyo office
Resolve Marine opens new Tokyo office Fort Lauderdale, Fla.- headquartered Resolve Marine has opened a new office in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo office serves as a primary hub for the Japanese market, providing shipowners, operators, and marine insurers with access to Resolve’s comprehensive emergency preparedness, response, firefighting and regulatory compliance services. In addition, the location…
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Security Vessel News Roundup | December 30 – Russia’s new large salvage ship, Saudi surface combatant construction and more
Security Vessel News Roundup | December 30 – Russia’s new large salvage ship, Saudi surface combatant construction and more Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Salvors remove WWII-era mooring platforms from sunken US Navy battleship Arizona
Salvors remove WWII-era mooring platforms from sunken US Navy battleship Arizona Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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US Navy salvage ship completes aircraft recoveries in South China Sea
US Navy salvage ship completes aircraft recoveries in South China Sea Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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US Coast Guard concludes response to tug sinking in Bremerton, Washington
US Coast Guard concludes response to tug sinking in Bremerton, Washington Jens Karsten Go to baird maritime
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US Navy deploys salvage ship to South China Sea for aircraft recovery operations
US Navy deploys salvage ship to South China Sea for aircraft recovery operations Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Toxic waste removal completed on ex-US Navy aircraft carrier Yorktown
Toxic waste removal completed on ex-US Navy aircraft carrier Yorktown Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Keel laid for US Navy towing and salvage ship Lenni Lenape
Keel laid for US Navy towing and salvage ship Lenni Lenape Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Boluda in $640M acquisition of Boskalis’s Australia and Papua New Guinea towage biz
Boluda in $640M acquisition of Boskalis’s Australia and Papua New Guinea towage biz Boluda Towage has been on the acquisition trail again, buying Royal Boskalis BV’s towage and salvage business in Australia and Papua New Guinea in a deal valued at $640 million. Boluda says the acquisition consolidates its position at the top of the…
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Recovery of fallen containers completed at Port of Long Beach
Recovery of fallen containers completed at Port of Long Beach Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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Tallvine Partners acquires vessel operator Donjon Marine
Tallvine Partners acquires vessel operator Donjon Marine Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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Locally-built dive support craft delivered to Indian Navy
Locally-built dive support craft delivered to Indian Navy Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Saturation diving starts as part of MSC Elsa 3 salvage effort
Saturation diving starts as part of MSC Elsa 3 salvage effort Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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Evergreen ship loses 50 containers in rough seas off Peru
Evergreen ship loses 50 containers in rough seas off Peru Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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Captain feared dead after shrimp boat capsizes near Brownsville, Texas
Captain feared dead after shrimp boat capsizes near Brownsville, Texas Jens Karsten Go to baird maritime
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Samoa’s PM says HMNZS Manawanui wreck can remain where it lies
Samoa’s PM says HMNZS Manawanui wreck can remain where it lies Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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Zodiac Maritime: Morning Midas has sunk in international waters
Zodiac Maritime: Morning Midas has sunk in international waters Another car carrier has become a major casualty following a fire involving electric vehicles. London-based Zodiac Maritime reports that its managed vessel Morning Midas has now sunk in international waters. The vessel has been at the center of a salvage drama that began when the U.S.…
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Bayesian lifted from water off Sicily coast
Bayesian lifted from water off Sicily coast Reuters Go to baird maritime
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Tug Garth Foss now assisting stricken car carrier Morning Midas
Tug Garth Foss now assisting stricken car carrier Morning Midas The second of three specialized vessels dispatched by salvors, Resolve Marine, arrived at the location of the car carrier Morning Midas (IMO 9289910), on June 15, local time zone (UTC -9), reports Zodiac Maritime. That vessel, the Garth Foss, which has specialist firefighting capabilities, has…
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Underwater salvage work begins on sunken containership MSC Elsa 3 off India
Underwater salvage work begins on sunken containership MSC Elsa 3 off India Will Xavier Go to baird maritime
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First tug reaches still-burning Morning Midas
First tug reaches still-burning Morning Midas The first of three tugs dispatched by salvor Resolve Marine to respond to the still-burning car carrier Morning Midas arrived on scene with salvage personnel Monday afternoon and has begun a full assessment of the conditions on scene. #UPDATE 3: Vessel approx. 220 mi south of Adak, drifting NE…
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New Zealand accident investigators publish report on containership loss of control in Wellington Harbour
New Zealand accident investigators publish report on containership loss of control in Wellington Harbour Gareth Havelock Go to baird maritime
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Zodiac Maritime appoints Resolve Marine to respond to Morning Midas fire
Zodiac Maritime appoints Resolve Marine to respond to Morning Midas fire Zodiac Maritime reports that it has appointed Resolve Marine to respond to the fire aboard its managed vehicle carrier, Morning Midas (IMO: 9289910). The vessel remains afloat and, based on the most recent images received from a Coast Guard overflight, remains on fire with…
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Bayesian takes another life as diver dies during preliminary salvage operations
Bayesian takes another life as diver dies during preliminary salvage operations Reuters Go to baird maritime
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Bayesian salvage to begin in Italy after fatal sinking
Bayesian salvage to begin in Italy after fatal sinking Reuters Go to baird maritime
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Dredger sinks at Singapore’s Tuas Harbour
Dredger sinks at Singapore’s Tuas Harbour Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Spanish shipbuilder sued over 2018 warship sinking off Norway
Spanish shipbuilder sued over 2018 warship sinking off Norway Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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UK accident investigators publish interim report on deadly ship collision in North Sea
UK accident investigators publish interim report on deadly ship collision in North Sea Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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US Navy christens towing and salvage ship Billy Frank Jr.
US Navy christens towing and salvage ship Billy Frank Jr. Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Shipowner blames captain’s negligence for LPG carrier grounding near Pattaya, Thailand
Shipowner blames captain’s negligence for LPG carrier grounding near Pattaya, Thailand Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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MSC Baltic III grounding in east Canada may require road rebuild to access site for salvage
MSC Baltic III grounding in east Canada may require road rebuild to access site for salvage Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Only one tank containing jet fuel damaged in ship crash off Britain
Only one tank containing jet fuel damaged in ship crash off Britain Reuters Go to baird maritime
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Praise for heroic action of Stena Immaculate crew
Praise for heroic action of Stena Immaculate crew Salvage experts with SMIT Salvage are continuing onboard assessments of Stena Immaculate, say statements from the vessel operator Crowley and owner Stena Bulk. Yesterday, Sunday, March 16, the third-party salvage team confirmed that damage resulting from the containership Solong striking the Stena Immaculate was limited to one…
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British police given extended time to question Russian ship crash captain
British police given extended time to question Russian ship crash captain Reuters Go to baird maritime
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Stena Immaculate: Pollution fears lessen
Stena Immaculate: Pollution fears lessen As the response to the incident involving the strike on the U.S.-flag tanker Stena Immaculate by the containership Solong continued today, it looked that the worst fears of pollution from the two vessels would not be realized. “There have been no further reports of pollution to the sea from either…
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FEATURE | Unexplained ship collision off UK coast triggers race for clues
FEATURE | Unexplained ship collision off UK coast triggers race for clues Reuters Go to baird maritime
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Police arrest master of Solong in wake of Stena Immaculate strike
Police arrest master of Solong in wake of Stena Immaculate strike UPDATE TO EARLIER STORY:The Humberside Police has arrested the master of the Solong, the containership that struck the U.S.-flag TSP-program tanker Stena Immaculate yesterday. One member of the Solong crew is missing, believed dead. “Following enquiries undertaken by my team, we have arrested a…
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Russian Marine Rescue Service welcomes two new tugs to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Port
Russian Marine Rescue Service welcomes two new tugs to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Port Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Anchor chain failure led to cargo ship grounding in Caribbean, NTSB report finds
Anchor chain failure led to cargo ship grounding in Caribbean, NTSB report finds Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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All major pieces of Potomac air disaster wreckage recovered
All major pieces of Potomac air disaster wreckage recovered Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Salvage of Mike Lynch’s sunken yacht Bayesian off Sicily to begin after mid-April
Salvage of Mike Lynch’s sunken yacht Bayesian off Sicily to begin after mid-April Reuters Go to baird maritime
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Complexities delay salvage of yacht that sank in fatal accident off Sicily
Complexities delay salvage of yacht that sank in fatal accident off Sicily Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Chinese yard completes repairs on containership Dali
Chinese yard completes repairs on containership Dali Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Four injured after fire ignites on bulk carrier off Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Four injured after fire ignites on bulk carrier off Kaohsiung, Taiwan Baird Maritime Go to baird maritime
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Oil removal underway on Greek tanker damaged by Houthi attacks
Oil removal underway on Greek tanker damaged by Houthi attacks Baird Maritime Go to Source
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Netherlands’ Multraship christens new offshore-capable tug
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Hull fatigue, navigation error blamed for loss of Royal Malaysian Navy patrol boat