wreck removal

Salvage Heroes: Clearing Wrecks and Refloating Grounded Ships

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In September 2022, superyacht 007 capsized in Kolones Bay, Kythnos, Greece and Tsavliris Salvage and Environmental Pollution Engineering (EPE) assisted with the antipollution services and helped the yacht’s master remove valuable items. In February 2023, Tsavliris and EPE were awarded the wreck removal tender and began salvage work on 1 March 2023 with a salvage and antipollution team and divers. Two floating cranes with lifting capacities of 110 and 120 tonnes were...

https://mfame.guru/salvage-heroes-clearing-wrecks-and-refloating-grounded-ships/

Week in review

As ever, there was a lot on the agenda in the week gone by. Bear in mind – some of the issues discussed last week could be on the agenda again in the months or even years to come. So our “Week in review” might be able to give you a little bit of a heads-up about what might be coming your way.

In the week just gone by:

  • Industrial Action: SAL Secretariat wrote to State and Federal ministers, including the State Premiers, about the potential impact of protected industrial action on the Australian...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/week-in-review/

Do you know what happens to a ship when it’s too old to sail anymore?

The average lifespan of a ship is 25-30 years. After this span, the ship may become too expensive to operate, but most importantly, to become unseaworthy putting human safety at risk. So, have you ever wondered what happens to a ship when it is too old to sail?

A great deal of discussions surrounds the adverse consequences of shipbreaking in Southeast Asian yards, that has been strongly criticized by global NGOs and environmental organizations for many years, with marine pollution, hazardous...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-do-you-know-what-happens-to-a-ship-when-its-too-old-to-sail-anymore/

Norway successfully removes wrecked cargo vessel

Norway began the wreck removal of the cargo vessel M/S Osfjord that grounded off Norway a year ago. The vessel was successfully removed, as the wreck removal process was divided in three steps to achieve full efficiency.

[Wreck removal is of a great importance for the shipping industry, concerning the safety of the mariners and the vessels that sail. Thus, IMO is fully supportive of the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007 (“the Convention”). It provides a strict...

https://safety4sea.com/norway-successfully-removes-wrecked-cargo-vessel/

IMO continues supporting the Nairobi Convention

IMO will continue promoting ratification of the international treaty covering wreck removal, at the 10th Maritime Salvage & Casualty Response Conference in London, this week (11-12 September).

The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007 (“the Convention”) provides a strict liability, compensation and compulsory insurance regime for States affected by a maritime casualty. It makes the registered owner of a ship liable for locating, marking and removing a wreck deemed to be...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-continues-supporting-the-nairobi-convention/

Canada launches Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act

Canada’s coastal and waterway communities are affected by wrecked, abandoned and hazardous vessels. Given that this problem affects the environment, the public health and safety, and local industries, – fishing and tourism – and that there’s a small part of irresponsible vessel owners, the Government’s Ocean Protection Plan takes action to mitigate irresponsible vessel owner behaviour.

Namely, although the majority of vessel owners are responsible and maintain and dispose their vessels properly,...

https://safety4sea.com/canada-launches-wrecked-abandoned-or-hazardous-vessels-act/

Partners launch project to protect oceans from oil spill

Partners launched a remediation program in protection of island ecosystems from damage caused by oil pollution from World War II wrecks sunk in the Pacific Ocean in Newcastle Harbour. The ones participating in the project are Major Projects Foundation, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) – an intergovernmental Pacific regional organisation made up of 26 members – and the University of Newcastle.

According to the University of Newcastle in Australia, there are...

https://safety4sea.com/partners-launch-project-to-protect-oceans-from-oil-spill/

Norway plans to ratify Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention

The Norwegian Parliament decided that Norway should ratify the Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention and that the Convention must be given effect not only in Norway’s exclusive economic zone, but also in its territorial waters. The Norwegian Parliament also adopted legislation to implement the Wreck Removal Convention into Norwegian law once ratified.

As Gard informs, the legislation, which was adopted in December 2018, will introduce a dual system where the national rules on wreck removal will...

https://safety4sea.com/norway-plans-to-ratify-nairobi-wreck-removal-convention/

Japan ratifies Bunker Convention and Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention

Japan has approved ratification of the ‘International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001’ (BC: Bunker Convention) and the ‘Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007’ (WRC: Wreck Removal Convention).

Japan also amended the ‘Act on Liability for Oil Pollution Damage’ (the Act) in order to reflect the provisions of the two conventions. The amended Act will apply by March 2020.

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After the Act does come into...

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