Salvage News


ROV Sent to Determine Oil at 900 Feet

Oct 11, 2011

ROV will be used in an attempt to determine if oil is present on sunken WWII tanker.Global Diving and Salvage Inc. has been contracted by the United States Coast Guard to determine if oil is present aboard the sunken ship S.S. Montebello…

Inland Salvage Completes Salvage of Sunken Barge

Oct 11, 2011

Inland Salvage Inc. Completes Lightering and Salvage Operations of Sunken Hopper Barge.Inland Salvage Inc.recently completed the removal of approximately 1000 tons of structural scrap steel from a sunken hopper barge and subsequent salvage…

Deadline Looms to Apply for Subsea Tech Funding

Oct 07, 2011

ITF is calling on technology developers to come forward with innovative solutions to drilling, well intervention and subsea challenges, with the potential for successful proposals to receive up to 100% funding. Submission deadlines are fast approaching for three global calls for proposals…

ASA Announces New Leadership for 2011-2013

Oct 07, 2011

Tim Beaver, Chief Executive Officer of Global Diving & Salvage, Inc., has been elected President of the American Salvage Association at its recent meeting in Arlington, VA, October 5, 2011. Beaver succeeds Mauricio Garrido, who served as President from 2009-2011…

Maritime Administration Surpasses All Ship Disposal Goals for Suisun Bay

Sep 29, 2011

Today's Departure Marks 26 Obsolete Vessels Removed From Bay Area SiteWith the departure of the Sperry, the 26th obsolete vessel removed from Suisun Bay, the U.S. Maritime Administration has surpassed by six ships the number of obsolete vessels it agreed in 2009 to remove…

AMPOL Completes Downed Platform Project

Sep 22, 2011

American Pollution Control Corp. (AMPOL), a leading oil spill response and total environmental solutions provider, has completed a platform recovery project in Amelia, La., announced CEO Kirk Headley.  From planning to implementation, the…

NOAA Releases Study on Deepwater Horizon Controlled Burns

Sep 21, 2011

During the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill, an estimated one of every 20 barrels of spilled oil was deliberately burned off to reduce the size of surface oil slicks and minimize impacts of oil on sensitive shoreline ecosystems and marine life…

Dan Dolson Appointed Operations Manager for TITAN Salvage

Sep 13, 2011

TITAN Salvage, a Crowley Maritime Corporation company, has appointed Dan Dolson to the senior management team as operations manager for the Americas. In this new role, Dolson now has responsibility for the operations and profitability of TITAN's U…

Lopez Joins T&T Bisso

Sep 13, 2011

Oscar Lopez joins T&T Bisso as an Assistant Project Manager and On-Site Coordinator, bringing more than 10 years of experience in Salvage Logistics support and Project Management. After serving on active duty in the U.S. Army,  Lopez  began…

Commercial Divers and Police Assisted by Metal Detectors

Sep 02, 2011

Randive, a commercial diving company based in New Jersey, is employing underwater metal detectors in their search and salvage operations. The company was founded in 1959 by Randor Erlandson, and in the early days focused primarily on the…

WWII Liberty Ship Davy Crockett Demolition Completed

Aug 26, 2011

Oil Spill Averted from Derelict Vessel in Columbia RiverThe final section of a once proud WWII Liberty Ship was removed from the Columbia River today by Ballard Diving & Salvage under the direction of the United States Coast Guard and unified…

Donjon Marine Salvages, Redelivers Royal Miss Belmar

Aug 26, 2011

On July 25th, Donjon Marine Co., Inc. was awarded a contract to salvage and return to owners the 100-foot passenger ferry Royal Miss Belmar, which grounded on approach to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, on July 4th.  Donjon mobilized its 400-ton capacity derrick barge Columbia…

Navy Taps Donjon for Salvage Services

Aug 08, 2011

Donjon Marine Co., Inc. has been awarded a $41 million-dollar, ceiling-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee contract for marine salvage, salvage-related towing, harbor clearance, ocean engineering and point-to-point towing services to support the U…

Donjon Wins Navy Salvage Deal

Aug 05, 2011

Donjon Marine Co., Inc., Hillside, N.J., is being awarded a $41,000,000 ceiling priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-award-fee contract for salvage, salvage-related towing, harbor clearance, ocean engineering and point…

Ambitious Students Participate in "Project Shiphunt"

Jul 14, 2011

Sony and Intel’s Project Shiphunt team of young explorers, scientists and historians has returned to shore with news of its underwater discovery: shipwrecks of the schooner M.F. Merrick and the steel freighter Etruria, in deep water off of Presque Isle in Lake Huron…

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