Casino boat grounds, 114 rescued
JULY 18, 2014 — The Coast Guard has safely transferred 114 people off a casino boat that ran aground and became stranded about two miles northeast of Tybee Island, GA, Wednesday. No
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Crane ship nears end of Concordia salvage role
JULY 15, 2014 — The wreck of the Costa Concordia today remained stable and securely moored following yesterday’s refloating operation. After operations continued overnight, technicians worked to connect the last four chains
Costa Concordia refloat prep hits a snag
MAY 7, 2014 — Efforts to prepare the wreck of the Costa Concordia for refloating have run into another problem. As we reported previously, the Titan Micoperi salvage consortium has begun installing
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
Marine Response Alliance moves to Houston
DECEMBER 31, 2013 — The Marine Response Alliance (MRA), an association of top U.S. emergency responders providing OPA 90 Salvage Marine Firefighting (SMFF) services, has relocated from Pompano, FL, to Houston to
American Salvage Association elects officers
OCTOBER 1, 2013 — Paul Hankins, Vice President for Salvage Operations at Donjon Marine Co., Inc., was elected President of the American Salvage Association (ASA) at its recent fall meeting in Arlington,