Brief description of events: Whilst waiting to enter Songdong port, to load a cargo of steel, the vessel grounded during severe weather and sea state conditions, resulting in a damaged hull. Subsequently water entered the cargo holds resulting in a portside list. The Master decided to abandoned the vessel and all 18 crewmembers were safely rescued. Finally, the vessel capsized and sank in a water depth of about 30 meters.
| Date of incident: | November 28th, 2019 | |
| Location: | Bay of Tonkin, Vietnam |
Casualty Name: Barge TRIAS
Brief description of events: Whilst under tow, the tow line parted during bad weather and sea-state conditions. Subsequently the barge grounded in a nature reserve. Finnish based Salvors Alfons Hàkans were awarded the LOF...
GSC opens an office in Taipei to better serve its clients in Northeast Asia. The office will be headed by Julian Lee, who has been a GSC partner since 2018 and started his career in this field as a commercial and operational senior executive for an internationally operating salvage company in Singapore. He achieved an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Phoenix, US and is a native Mandarin speaker.
In addition to Julian, GSC has employed Neil Lin, as a Salvage Surveyor. He brings a decade of experience with local salvage, wreck removal and offshore experience to the team. For instance, he was involved in the salvage of the MV MORNING SUN, THOR ACE and the SANCHI, to name but a few. Lin is also a native Mandarin speaker.
The new office address:
Taiwan Office
Global Salvage Consultancy Co. Ltd
12F, No. 107, Sec.4 Zhongxiao Road,
Da’an District, Taipei
10690, Taiwan
