ASRY Accepts Damaged Vessel Challenge
The 2004-built, 25,268dwt Liberian-flag chemical tanker Stolt Valor, has arrived at Bahrain’s Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) for repairs, following a fire and explosion in one of her cargo tanks while transiting the Arabian Gulf on 15 March this year. Stolt Valor arrived at ASRY in convoy with the three large tugs: 1,797grt Anchor Handling Tug/Supply vessel Caribbean Fos, owned by Greece’s Five Oceans Salvage; the 450grt tug Pacific Typhoon, owned by Swire Pacific Ltd and the 1,290grt Anchor Handling Tug/Supply vessel Lamnalco Mesite, owned by Smit Lamnalco Ltd, Cyprus.
Stranded Greek Bulk Carrier Refloated
The Greek owned bulk carrier, Akiba, which was recently grounded off the coast of Maputo, Mozambique, has been successfully refloated. The tug Fairmount Glacier was mobilised from Cape Town under a salvage operation conducted by Greek company Five Oceans Salvage under a Lloyd’s Open Form. Upon arrival at the site, the salvage plan was discussed between the masters of Fairmount Glacier and Akiba, along with the salvage master. On the second attempt, the 190m Akiba was refloated sucessfully and towed by Fairmount Glacier to a safe anchor position where the vessel could be examined for damage.
Fairmount Glacier Assists in Salvage Ops
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Glacier has assisted in the refloating of Greek owned bulk carrier Akiba which was grounded offshore Maputo, Mozambique. The salvage operation was conducted by Greek salvage company Five Oceans Salvage under a Lloyd’s Open Form. When contracted the Fairmount Glacier was mobilized from Cape Town, South Africa. At a second attempt the Fairmount Glacier refloated the 190 meter long Akiba where after the bulk carrier was towed to an assigned safe anchor position where the damage to the Akiba was determined.
Resolve Marine Offers OPA-90 Guidance
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 27, 2010 - Resolve Marine Group and Five Oceans Salvage presented the new United States’ OPA-90 regulations governing all tank vessels entering U.S. waters, on July 14, 2010 in Athens, Greece. Tanker and cargo ship owners, representatives and managers attended a reception hosted by Athens based Five Oceans Salvage and a presentation by Resolve Marine Group, a U.S. based salvage and marine firefighting company, to learn about the new requirements which are effective February 22, 2011. All tank and cargo vessels entering U.S.
