Preparations for Costa Concordia refloating begin

APRIL 26, 2014—The first of the 19 sponsons that will be installed on the Costa Concordia in preparation for the refloating of the submerged cruise ship arrived this morning in Giglio Island,

Titan Salvage appoints new GM Southeast Asia

FEBRUARY 11, 2014 — Captain Ajay Prasad has joined its leadership team of Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Titan Salvage subsidiary as general manager, Southeast Asia. Captain Prasad, who started his career at sea

Costa Concordia tow away set for June

JANUARY 13, 2014 — As ceremonies marked the two year anniversary of the Costa Concordia tragedy which cost 32 lives, details emerged on progress with plans to tow the wreck away and

MSRC and Donjon-SMIT form alliance

JANUARY 8, 2014 — Donjon-SMIT and the Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) have entered a cooperative alliance. This alliance, while it can support both tank and non-tank vessel owners, will include the

MRA has an app for OPA 90 SMFF

JANUARY 3, 2014 — The Marine Response Alliance (MRA), an association of the top U.S. emergency responders providing OPA 90 Salvage Marine Firefighting (SMFF), has launched an exclusive mobile app. It provides

Salvage crews lift sunken towboat

DECEMBER 10, 2013 — The Coast Guard reports that response crews yesterday commenced lifting operations of the 154-foot sunken towboat Stephen L. Colby from the Mississippi River bank near LeClaire, Iowa, Monday.

Duncan Hunter to keynote for salvage conference

AUGUST 5, 2013—The American Salvage Association (ASA) and Marine Log are pleased to announce that the Honorable Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, will

MOL Comfort fore part breaks tow

JULY 2, 2013 — Adverse weather continues to beset efforts to salvage the remaining section of MOL Comfort, the five year old containership that broke into two sections June 17. In its

Titan refloats grounded box ship from U.K’s Farne Islands

APRIL 24, 2013 — Crowley Maritime subsidiary Titan Salvage has successfully refloated the 262-foot containership M/V Danio from its stricken position on England’s Northumberland coast, despite challenging sea and weather conditions. Danio,

Band-Aids for ships?

APRIL 23, 2013 — Moms keep Band-Aids in the house and the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) keeps salvage patches aboard Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs). The NCA has recently renewed its service agreement

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