Global Salvage Consultancy

Brief description of events: Casualty caught fire due to lightening during cargo operations. Salvors were able to get the fire under control within 36 hours after the incident occurred. Five crewmembers lost their lives. The remaining cargo on board the casualty was transferred to a receiving vessel and sold to salvage buyers. The casualty itself was declared CTL and scrapped.

 Brief description of events: Casualty in transit passing the Tunisian coast with 126.500 tons of coal on board, grounded at full steaming power near the Isle of Galite. STS operation had to be conducted prior to the refloating operation. The services were provided under a LOF 2011, without the SCOPIC clause being invoked.

Brief description of events: Casualty grounded in the entrance channel to the port of Alexandra whilst maneuvering to her berth due to a lack of sufficient water depth in the entrance channel. Vessel was refloated with the help of 3 harbour tugs and by adjusting her ballast condition. Vessel was redelivered to her owners after she was safely berthed alongside

Brief description of events: The un-geared container vessel RENA was on a coastal voyage from Napier to the Port of Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand having on board some 1,368 containers, a number of them empty, the balance laden with cargo, stowed below and above deck. On board there was some 1,756 cubic meters of Marine Fuel Oil (MFO) 380 CSt and about 61 m3 of Marine Diesel as well as 160.55 m3 of Lubricants consisting of new, dirty and oil in use. The vessel, whilst en route to embark the Pilot and still some distance off to the East North East of the Pilot Station and at a speed of around 17 knots, ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef off Motiti Island at about 02:14 (local time) on 5 October 2011 in position 37 DEG 32’426 South; 176 DEG 25’747 East, about an hour after high water at the Reef.

Brief description of events: The un-geared container vessel RENA was on a coastal voyage from Napier to the Port of Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand having on board some 1,368 containers, a number of them empty, the balance laden with cargo, stowed below and above deck. On board there was some 1,756 cubic meters of Marine Fuel Oil (MFO) 380 CSt and about 61 m3 of Marine Diesel as well as 160.55 m3 of Lubricants consisting of new, dirty and oil in use. The vessel, whilst en route to embark the Pilot and still some distance off to the East North East of the Pilot Station and at a speed of around 17 knots, ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef off Motiti Island at about 02:14 (local time) on 5 October 2011 in position 37 DEG 32’426South; 176 DEG 25’747 East, about an hour after high water at the Reef.

Brief description of events: Casualty boarded by pirates off the Somali coast. The superstructure was set alight resulting in the casualty becoming a ‘dead ship’ requiring rescue towage and discharge of cargo and bunkers.

Brief description of events: After completion of cargo operations in the port of Merak, the casualty with 93000 tons of gasoil on board unmoored and grounded on a shallow patch under Pilotage guidance. Internal transfer of cargo resulted in a successful refloating operation.

Brief description of events: Casualty caught fire due to lightening during cargo operations. Salvors were able to get the fire under control within 36 hours after the incident occurred. Five crewmembers lost their lives. The remaining cargo on board the casualty was transferred to a receiving vessel and sold to salvage buyers. The casualty itself was declared CTL and scrapped.

Brief description of events: Casualty grounded whilst departing from the port of Xiamen with the draft of 15.5 meters. Bunkers were removed as well as 49 containers after which internal transfer of water ballast resulted in a successful refloating operation.

Brief description of events: Casualty, whilst on the way from New Orleans, with 25,123 MT of wheat and corn bound for Barranquilla, Colombia, grounded after it was unable to turn onto the heading for entry into the very strong flowing river.