Navy to remove grounded minesweeper one piece at a time
JANUARY 30, 2013 — All efforts to tow the minesweeper USS Guardian off a reef in the Philippines having failed, the Navy has decided that the only way remove the ship without
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Kulluk anchored in safe harbor after tow
JANUARY 8, 2013 — Unified Command confirmed yesterday that the Kulluk has arrived in its final safe harbor location in Kiliuda Bay where it will undergo assessment. At approximately 12:15 p.m. Alaska
Grounded Alaska drilling unit refloated and under tow
JANUARY 7, 2013 — The Unified Command reports that At approximately 10:10 p.m., the Shell drilling vessel Kulluk which grounded New Year’s Eve (see earlier story) was refloated from its Sitkalidak Island
Coast Guard lands salvage team on grounded rig
JANUARY 2, 2013 — Shell reports that a team of five salvage experts boarded the grounded drilling unit Kulluk earlier today to conduct a structural assessment to be used to finalize salvage
Shell Alaska drilling unit grounds after tow is lost
JANUARY 2, 2013 — The Shell mobile conical drilling unit Kulluk is stable after running aground New Year’s Eve near Kodiak, Alaska, following failed attempts to tow the vessel in a fierce
Resolve removes first 600 tons of steel from Rena wreck
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 — Fort Lauderdale, Fla., based Resolve Salvage & Fire reports first 600 tons of steel from the bow section of the Rena wreck off Tauranga, New Zealand. This comes
Inland Salvage refloats stranded drill barge
JULY 24, 2012 — Harvey, La., based Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) reports that it has completed the successful fuel removal, partial dismantlement and refloating of a stranded 2,500 ton posted drill barge.
Fincantieri to build caissons for Costa Concordia salvage operation
JULY 5, 2012 — Fincantieri has received a contract for the construction of 30 steel caissons that will be used in the Costa Concordia salvage operation. The contract, described as “worth tens
Rena salvage operations continue
May 23, 2012—Salvors continue to work to remove containers, pieces of hatch covers and debris from the bow section of the containership M/V Rena, which struck Astrolabe Reef off of Tauranga, New
Wreck removal plan presented for Costa Concordia
MAY 18, 2012—With Costa Concordia Emergency Commissioner Franco Gabrielli in attendance, Costa Crociere S.p.A. and Italo-American consortium Titan-Micoperi, the winner of the tender tasked with performing the work, presented their plan to