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Appendix E: Instances of Salvage in U.S. Waters Reported to the Committee
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From page 89... ... . v esse Name Russian trawler Drilling rig Adrift in heavy weather Barge/tug Barge parted tow line; could not be boarded by crew of tug 'Vessel Situation Type Hess Oil Ruptured; 185,000- Fast storage tank barrel crude oil spill Respon se Critical Factors Outcome Fast response 90% of oil recovered; small amount of oil got into the Kill van Kull 9,500,000-gallon waste oil spill More than 200 men working each day with various equipment for 5 weeks USCG directed response by Crowley and Boots and Coots under Navy contract Tow Vessel returned to service Weather; communication; Rig sank under tow crew fatigue; equipment failure; lack of specific equipment Weather; communication; fatigue of crews; equipment failure; lack of specific kind of equipment Deep notch Collision barge Barge Grounded A Read the entire page →
From page 90... ... Raised sunken barge; vessel removed from channel � . Partly offloaded; refloated; SMIT/SASI Major pollution occurred; ship total loss Discharged over 750,000 gallons of catalytic feedstock Grounded; cargo tanks punctured ARGENTINA Ocean-going Grounded ferry ARGO IDUNA USCG and commercial submersible pumps used to transfer crude oil to lightering barge; divers put in temporary patch; vessel sailed to Cherry Point, WA; offloaded cargo National Strike Force personnel pumped fuel oil from vessel; vessel was cut down to the waterline and superstructure taken away Explosion in engine Lightering operation room Went to shipyard in Portland, OR ~Remote location; environmental sensitivity of the area ARGO Haney size tiround~ng MERCHANT tanker ARROW Coastal tanker Grounded, then sank in 60 feet of water MPS ship CURB on scene; lightering available and USCG ADAPTS pumps on board, but lack of steam generator prevented heating oil for offloading when weather permitted Winter; MPS ship CURB Weather worsened; in Key West, took 5 days ship broke up; ship to arrive on scene; lack and cargo total loss of steam generator prevented heating oil for offloading; divided authority on scene (USCG, State of MA, EPA) Read the entire page →
From page 91... ... towed to Germany BT 155 Barge See OCEAN 255 BT NAUTILUS Barge Grounded in Kill van Kull BURMAH M/Tank Collision; fire AGATE / ELZS Partial closure of waterway for several days Vessel burnt out; 19,000 tons crude saved BYRON 16 ON STAR LEKINGER Aground . Grounded on aft third Cargo lightered with severe loss; damaged in refloating International salvage firm hired by responsible party at the direction of COTP; acquired 3 high HP tugs; had vessel off-ground within 36 hours Poorly chosen salvage equipment Greater than normal east- No pollution west current continued to resulted; no set the vessel into shal- damage other than scraped paint and slight indentation along starboard quart low water; fear of possibility of double bottom fuel tanks rupturing and releasing bunkers into the sea; miles of pristine white beaches in direct path of potential fuel spill; no tugs of sufficient horsepower locally available 9q Read the entire page →
From page 92... ... . 0 Ision In ha ast tank Vessel inerted, damage covered; assisted into Galveston SASI CARIBE Barge Aground Stranded and sank Owner failed to employ competent salvers Vessel broke uF and became wreck removal project CEPHEUS T/V Grounded Refloated itself; headed for port with damage to double bottom and cargo tank; steam trace rigged to remove heavy fuel from double bottoms; offloaded cargo Sailed to Kachemak Bay for survey and repairs CHARA LAMBOS CHEM 2 Large tanker Large section of side plate fell off while being towed to scrap Tankbarge Stranded on sandbar Flooded opposite side tanks sufficiently to bring upright Time critical to even up and bring open section of hull clear of water to prevent extension of opening Silting; rapid river stage fall; poor access; downwind community; potential loss of cargo cooling Full load of avgas and jet fuel ~Equipment and trained ANH personnel brought in; dredged channel to barge; lightered cargo; winched tankbarge and lightering barge out CHEVRON Small POL Grounding in GUAM tanker typhoon CHEVRON Crude oil HORIZON tanker CHINA PRIDE Ore carrier CIUDAD DE BRAQUE = Continued in tow Search and survey in deep water where tanker was left by forces of nature Grounded and holed; hit in stern by gasoline tow Tanker refloated with tugs; ballasted down creating water bottoms; temporary patch by divers; cargo offloaded Stranded on sand- Lightered and pushed off with bar tugs Wet salvage Ship was total loss; no pollution due to volatile nature of cargo and scrubbing forces of nature Sent to drydock Strong current; dropping river stage; silting CIUDAD DE lab/ IBAGUE CIUDAD DE PASTO Holes in watertight bulkhead Hull fracture; taking Determine location of vessels Bad weather; time critical situation because sinking of the vessel was threatened; crew had abandoned vessel; only vessel's emergency generator was available to supply power Time critical as bad weather could have broken her on rocks Hull plate removed water in machinery space and three holds and equipment; hire tug and supply vessel; establish towage connection COLUMBIA NEW YORK CRANE RECOVERY CYRIL DAE RIM Fishing vessel DAY ISLAN D Fishing vessel . Read the entire page →
From page 93... ... towed to Germany Lightering operation ENTERPRISE M/V bulk Aground /3FOF ERKOWIT Breakbulk Collision with DORTMUND ~ESSI ANN E Freight vessel Grounded Partial offload; refloat SASI; delivered to Beaumont, TX; SASI Entry into inner harbor denied; Deck cargo of highly Ship removed and ship was sinking; grounded toxic agricultural disposed of; by salvage master on local chemicals; tug master pollution occurred public beach; hazardous deck doubled as salvage cargo floated off master; occurred on weekend when regular port authorities were not available Channei restrictions made operation time critical Pulled off ground by 2 tugs ESTELLE J./ M/Bulk Aground H9NX ETHNOS/ M/V SMRD Partial offload; refloat Refloated with Smit Salvor and Terminales; to Curacao EXPLORER M/T Dry salvage 93 Read the entire page →
From page 94... ... Towing GEO S M/V Dry salvage l Survey GLACIER BAY Tanker Struck uncharted Discharged over the top by Success determined by Ship returned to rock equipment from Valdez over the top pumping service equipment ~ GUYANA M/V Survey _ _ HAPPY MV heavy Capsized Refloating operation with Derrick RUNNER lift vessel barges HAPPY M/V Survey RUNNER HARP MVV Aground Partial discharge; refloat SMIT/SASI HERCULES M/V Dry salvage Scuttled HERMANOS M/V bulk ~ - ~ CARCAMO/ carrier DANT Aground Refloat; LOF HYUDAI 12 Bulk carrier Grounded Refloated by crew frown in with Personnel skilled in Vessel returnedto equipment available in area; salvage and adaptation service ARCTIC SALVOR sailed from of local equipment Seattle and arrived near end of refloating operation HYUNDAI #12 Freight vessel Grounded Fuel oil pumped from double Unseasonably fair Refloated bottom tanks and several weather; ability to jettison hundred tons of cargo grain cargo were jettisoned IB906 Barge Holed double Improvised flex hose and drum Complete sinking and Sent to drydock bottom; down- cofferdam to pump out voids; hazmat release avoided flooded open void refloat; "shingle" hole by running barge into hatches while shallow water preparing to lock through INDEPEN- Freight Grounded; flooded Barge in tow taken in tow by DENCE vessel towing vessels; towed vessel to SERVICE Palominos Island; capsized while in tow; raised by commercial salvage company . ISLA PUNA Grounding ITAPUCA/ MIV general Fire in cargo hold #1 Chemical fire extinguished PPEL JAY GANESH Freighter Grounded Fully loaded; vessel in exposed situation on reef 94 Read the entire page →
From page 95... ... Vessel Vessel Situation Response Critical Factors Outcome Name Type JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBEGER/ DHGJ JUPITER T/V M/Bulk Aground Caught fire; exploded; burned Refloated SMIT/SASI; LOF Obtain adequate wire rope to Obstructed channel in further secure ship; fire Saginaw River, Ml; extinguished on day 2; shorebased firefighting reignited and extinguished resources could not reach on day 3; salvage complete vessel; vessel originally on week ~tethered by only one of six original mooring lines; securing ship; extinguish ing fire; disposing of contaminated water; alternate uses for available resources KEYES 302 Wet salvage LADY Sunk Traditional attempts to raise PAMELA vessel through pumping out tanks through vents failed due to unique plumbing; crane barge was hired; vessel dragged by barge near shore to take advantage of tidal cycles; after 3 days of massive pumping and lifting the vehicle was salvaged without loss of fuel LLOYD M/V general Aground LOF; SMIT/SASI GENOVA/ cargo PPJP LOUISIANA Grounding BRIMSTONE l M/T ESSO After collision, SEA WITCH was removed to BRUSSELS; ESSO BRUSSELS safe distance from ESSO S/S SEA stern anchor BRUSSELS; ESSO BRUSSELS WITCH caught in star- fire was extinguished; board anchor discharged cargo; continued oil chain of SEA pollution control WITCH; SEA WITCH was onfire M/V ELDIA Freighter Blown ashore NationalStrike Force Cooperation by all parties Refloated without personnel pumped fuel of! involved; good weather loss of cargo from vessel conditions MN SCANDA- Cruise ship Fire NAVIA SEA Brought to dock to offload Lack of personnel trained Vessel saved passengers; firefighting efforts in shipboard firefighting; commenced dockside; vessel time critical need to pump almost lost due to excessive off firefighting water use of firefighting water MN STAR Grounded Navy, Coast Guard, civilian Fully laden vessel; Refloated without CONNEC- salvers on-site; repaired hull damage to propeller any oil release TICUT cracks;dewatered pump room shaft; cracks in double bottom; flooding in pump room; favorable environmental conditions; timely damage control and dewatering operations MAASSLOT MIT Ship transfer service ~ MAASSTAD M/T Ship transfer service MAASTROOM Ship transfer service MARI General Aground BOEING cargo Total offload; refloat; LOF; SMIT/SASI; towed to Korea 95 Read the entire page →
From page 96... ... Explosion/fire in LOF engine room, pump room and accommodations Aground Refloated Smit Cory/McAllister Docked at Montreal Dry salvage daily Engine room fire Cargo removed by lightering using portable pumps MILOS Refrigerated Grounded REEFER cargo carrier ~Weather permitted operation; ship showed remarkable durability in remote, inhospitable part of the world Winter weather and damage prevented salvage attempt MINERVA Bulk carrier Grounded outside channel; unable to refloat; need to lighter MINORES PRIDE Pollution limited Lightered off cargo to refloat Difficulty in determining when suitable lightering barge would be available Owner removed some oils and hazardous materials Refloated Aground in mud Refloated with local salvor and Fully loaded with iron ore; tugs time critical as blocking river fairway MISSISSI PPI QUEEN MONSANTO Chemical _ barge MONSUN Am/ Wet salvage Hit bridge; caught fire Collision damage hold #3 Emergency repair Read the entire page →
From page 97... ... Lawrence River . Grounded on rock Damaged tanks lightered to Crew language barrier; ledge; holed 7 tanks barges; tugs and engine used crew incompetence; to push off ledge; moved to delays getting lightering dock; offloaded; temp patches barges; access to get salvage pumps on board; 3 knot river currents; tidal rise/fall; good salvage master; loadmaster computer onboard; good vessel condition; high cargo flashpoint 304 K gallons of #6 oil spilled; sent to drydock 97 Read the entire page →
From page 98... ... DON S.S. SANTA ANNA Careful soundings; calculation Mate used improper offload of ballast/offload sequence sequence and quantities Forebody drydocked Passengers removed by ferry vessel; refloated at high tide with tugs; careful ballasVfuel arrangement Offload; refloat; LOF Controlled and returned to moorings by fishing vessels Time critical as blocking ways Hull strength due to bending at low tide; empty double bottoms created stability problem for refloating Capable vessels of opportunity willing to help Docked at Vera Cruz ~Returned to service Dead in water Pumped 1,800 gallons fuel onboard to restart auxilliary generators; tug towed ship to _Wilmington, NC Weather, communication; Successful rescue fatigue of crews; equipment failure; lack of specific kind of equipment S/S SAN JUAN Grounding Channel closed; local tugs assisted; liquid loads were shifted; vessel successfully refloated without pollution Outstanding salvage master S/S Dry cargo High aground Used Sorbent C Filtration No pollution in SINGAPORE ship System to filter dirty ballast Montreal Harbor TRADER water in double bottom tanks; "clean water" pumped into St. Read the entire page →
From page 99... ... Owners hired local contractor unable to provide necessary equipment and expertise; USCG lightered cargo; dewatered flooding wing tanks Time critical to loss of life Vessel moved to drydock STEELHEAD Oil produc- Gas blow-out and Arrival of firefighting tug and Fire tug on-site within 18 "Successful" tion platform fire two specialized high-output hours of blow-out; portable portable pumps (5,000 gpm/ pumps arrived within 8 200 psi) mounted on vessels hours of request by owners of opportunity; water used to cool platform structure while relief well was drilled to curtail flow of gas STOLT MV tanker Aground EXCELLENCE STOLT SINCERI1 Y Lightering operation C Read the entire page →
From page 100... ... ; heading up mean ship channel barge began to capsize; tow grounded barge which sank in 12 feet of water coming to rest at 45% angle along starboard bilge; local contractor hired to patch holes in, and de-water, voids; equipment and compatibility problems arose due to caustic cargo; Strike Team pumped out voids and rakes; lightered cargo to a second barge TAE WONG MVV Aground Developed method to ignite Limits of liability; age of remaining petroleum products ship; remoteness of on board and conduct in situ assets burning response TAO-191 Navy Fleet Tanker TAURO DEL MIV GOLFO Dead shift broke adrift from tow; stranded Refloated by use of tugs and Time critical for vessel in salver DONJON MARI N E exposed position Wet salvage TENYO MARU F/V Sank in 500 feet Remotely operated vehicle with Removed 26,000 water attached camera inserted hose gallons of oil into porthole and removed 26,000 gallons of oil TEXACO Product Collision LOF SMIT/SASI offloaded; Loaded partly with Docked in Port NORTH tanker refloated gasoline Arthur DAKOTA / KFDG TEXISTEPEC Phosphate Stranded Refloated Time critical toremove bulker from reef before breaking up on rocks in exposed seaway TEXISTEPEC M/V general Aground Refloated; SMIT/SASI /XCTW cargo THALASSINI EFH l/ELDF6 Aground second Refloat; tugs; LOP; SASI time THEANOUIA Flooded engine room TIFOSO Large tanker Stranded on reef Had to get large tugs to site; No cargo; time critical to vessels bottom heavily refloat before vessel broke damaged; CTL; refloated and up and released bunkers sunk offshore TIFOSO/ M/Tank Grounded Refloated;SMIT, SASI liaison ABGT TON KAWA Drilling barge Capsized Refloating with derrick barges r TOPAZ Small Stranded on coral Per USCG, needed to remove No cargo on board; time freighter bunkers prior to refloat; almost critical to refloat before impossible to pump out bunker rocks breached hull in "C" without heat on dead ship; seaway no salver, used passing tugs to refloat 100 Read the entire page →
From page 101... ... ; 102 tons of structural damage ballast loaded in stern as stability ballast; operation interrupted due to fog and ice floes; second collision occurred casting stern section loose; 102 tons of stability ballast in addition to mid-body bottom structure was sufficient for adequate stability; protection of environment consisted of stateof-the-art best effort to deploy booms Picked up in spring, hazardous materials removed, and scuttled Stern salved; bow and mid-body broken up by explosive cutting and wrecking grabs and disposed of VEEDOL / M/V bulk ELWR cargo VENCE MOS IV Aground ~etioateu; ~M' I/~A~; LOF Aground at breakwater Sank Full cargo of cement; cement hardened bit by bit; lack of owner Cooperation CTL; wreck removal project VENTURE Cargo vessel Grounded LUNA Refloated by own efforts, hull holed and spilling oil required owners and Pal to make an OPA 90 response . WANDA Large ITS Struck rock and Lightened to sister barge; WHEELOCK _ WEEKS #282 Barge C_ ontinuec voyage with temporary repairs WESTERN BARGE sank Sank Obstructing river fairway refloated Refloated with pumps with Time critical as blocking local salver river fairway Wet salvage WYWURRY M\/ Aground bulkcarrier Lightering operation ZAMIA M/V Dry salvage l ZOE COLLOCO TRONI _ 44,000 dwt Grounding Offload of cargo using ships Weather cooperated; Environmental pumps, piping, end discharge owner supplied lightering pollution was minor connection vessel which was anchored astern 101 Read the entire page →

From page 89...

... . v esse Name Russian trawler Drilling rig Adrift in heavy weather Barge/tug Barge parted tow line; could not be boarded by crew of tug 'Vessel Situation Type Hess Oil Ruptured; 185,000- Fast storage tank barrel crude oil spill Respon se Critical Factors Outcome Fast response 90% of oil recovered; small amount of oil got into the Kill van Kull 9,500,000-gallon waste oil spill More than 200 men working each day with various equipment for 5 weeks USCG directed response by Crowley and Boots and Coots under Navy contract Tow Vessel returned to service Weather; communication; Rig sank under tow crew fatigue; equipment failure; lack of specific equipment Weather; communication; fatigue of crews; equipment failure; lack of specific kind of equipment Deep notch Collision barge Barge Grounded A

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From page 90...

... Raised sunken barge; vessel removed from channel � . Partly offloaded; refloated; SMIT/SASI Major pollution occurred; ship total loss Discharged over 750,000 gallons of catalytic feedstock Grounded; cargo tanks punctured ARGENTINA Ocean-going Grounded ferry ARGO IDUNA USCG and commercial submersible pumps used to transfer crude oil to lightering barge; divers put in temporary patch; vessel sailed to Cherry Point, WA; offloaded cargo National Strike Force personnel pumped fuel oil from vessel; vessel was cut down to the waterline and superstructure taken away Explosion in engine Lightering operation room Went to shipyard in Portland, OR ~Remote location; environmental sensitivity of the area ARGO Haney size tiround~ng MERCHANT tanker ARROW Coastal tanker Grounded, then sank in 60 feet of water MPS ship CURB on scene; lightering available and USCG ADAPTS pumps on board, but lack of steam generator prevented heating oil for offloading when weather permitted Winter; MPS ship CURB Weather worsened; in Key West, took 5 days ship broke up; ship to arrive on scene; lack and cargo total loss of steam generator prevented heating oil for offloading; divided authority on scene (USCG, State of MA, EPA)

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From page 91...

... towed to Germany BT 155 Barge See OCEAN 255 BT NAUTILUS Barge Grounded in Kill van Kull BURMAH M/Tank Collision; fire AGATE / ELZS Partial closure of waterway for several days Vessel burnt out; 19,000 tons crude saved BYRON 16 ON STAR LEKINGER Aground . Grounded on aft third Cargo lightered with severe loss; damaged in refloating International salvage firm hired by responsible party at the direction of COTP; acquired 3 high HP tugs; had vessel off-ground within 36 hours Poorly chosen salvage equipment Greater than normal east- No pollution west current continued to resulted; no set the vessel into shal- damage other than scraped paint and slight indentation along starboard quart low water; fear of possibility of double bottom fuel tanks rupturing and releasing bunkers into the sea; miles of pristine white beaches in direct path of potential fuel spill; no tugs of sufficient horsepower locally available 9q

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From page 92...

... . 0 Ision In ha ast tank Vessel inerted, damage covered; assisted into Galveston SASI CARIBE Barge Aground Stranded and sank Owner failed to employ competent salvers Vessel broke uF and became wreck removal project CEPHEUS T/V Grounded Refloated itself; headed for port with damage to double bottom and cargo tank; steam trace rigged to remove heavy fuel from double bottoms; offloaded cargo Sailed to Kachemak Bay for survey and repairs CHARA LAMBOS CHEM 2 Large tanker Large section of side plate fell off while being towed to scrap Tankbarge Stranded on sandbar Flooded opposite side tanks sufficiently to bring upright Time critical to even up and bring open section of hull clear of water to prevent extension of opening Silting; rapid river stage fall; poor access; downwind community; potential loss of cargo cooling Full load of avgas and jet fuel ~Equipment and trained ANH personnel brought in; dredged channel to barge; lightered cargo; winched tankbarge and lightering barge out CHEVRON Small POL Grounding in GUAM tanker typhoon CHEVRON Crude oil HORIZON tanker CHINA PRIDE Ore carrier CIUDAD DE BRAQUE = Continued in tow Search and survey in deep water where tanker was left by forces of nature Grounded and holed; hit in stern by gasoline tow Tanker refloated with tugs; ballasted down creating water bottoms; temporary patch by divers; cargo offloaded Stranded on sand- Lightered and pushed off with bar tugs Wet salvage Ship was total loss; no pollution due to volatile nature of cargo and scrubbing forces of nature Sent to drydock Strong current; dropping river stage; silting CIUDAD DE lab/ IBAGUE CIUDAD DE PASTO Holes in watertight bulkhead Hull fracture; taking Determine location of vessels Bad weather; time critical situation because sinking of the vessel was threatened; crew had abandoned vessel; only vessel's emergency generator was available to supply power Time critical as bad weather could have broken her on rocks Hull plate removed water in machinery space and three holds and equipment; hire tug and supply vessel; establish towage connection COLUMBIA NEW YORK CRANE RECOVERY CYRIL DAE RIM Fishing vessel DAY ISLAN D Fishing vessel .

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From page 93...

... towed to Germany Lightering operation ENTERPRISE M/V bulk Aground /3FOF ERKOWIT Breakbulk Collision with DORTMUND ~ESSI ANN E Freight vessel Grounded Partial offload; refloat SASI; delivered to Beaumont, TX; SASI Entry into inner harbor denied; Deck cargo of highly Ship removed and ship was sinking; grounded toxic agricultural disposed of; by salvage master on local chemicals; tug master pollution occurred public beach; hazardous deck doubled as salvage cargo floated off master; occurred on weekend when regular port authorities were not available Channei restrictions made operation time critical Pulled off ground by 2 tugs ESTELLE J./ M/Bulk Aground H9NX ETHNOS/ M/V SMRD Partial offload; refloat Refloated with Smit Salvor and Terminales; to Curacao EXPLORER M/T Dry salvage 93

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From page 94...

... Towing GEO S M/V Dry salvage l Survey GLACIER BAY Tanker Struck uncharted Discharged over the top by Success determined by Ship returned to rock equipment from Valdez over the top pumping service equipment ~ GUYANA M/V Survey _ _ HAPPY MV heavy Capsized Refloating operation with Derrick RUNNER lift vessel barges HAPPY M/V Survey RUNNER HARP MVV Aground Partial discharge; refloat SMIT/SASI HERCULES M/V Dry salvage Scuttled HERMANOS M/V bulk ~ - ~ CARCAMO/ carrier DANT Aground Refloat; LOF HYUDAI 12 Bulk carrier Grounded Refloated by crew frown in with Personnel skilled in Vessel returnedto equipment available in area; salvage and adaptation service ARCTIC SALVOR sailed from of local equipment Seattle and arrived near end of refloating operation HYUNDAI #12 Freight vessel Grounded Fuel oil pumped from double Unseasonably fair Refloated bottom tanks and several weather; ability to jettison hundred tons of cargo grain cargo were jettisoned IB906 Barge Holed double Improvised flex hose and drum Complete sinking and Sent to drydock bottom; down- cofferdam to pump out voids; hazmat release avoided flooded open void refloat; "shingle" hole by running barge into hatches while shallow water preparing to lock through INDEPEN- Freight Grounded; flooded Barge in tow taken in tow by DENCE vessel towing vessels; towed vessel to SERVICE Palominos Island; capsized while in tow; raised by commercial salvage company . ISLA PUNA Grounding ITAPUCA/ MIV general Fire in cargo hold #1 Chemical fire extinguished PPEL JAY GANESH Freighter Grounded Fully loaded; vessel in exposed situation on reef 94

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... Vessel Vessel Situation Response Critical Factors Outcome Name Type JOHN AUGUSTUS ESSBEGER/ DHGJ JUPITER T/V M/Bulk Aground Caught fire; exploded; burned Refloated SMIT/SASI; LOF Obtain adequate wire rope to Obstructed channel in further secure ship; fire Saginaw River, Ml; extinguished on day 2; shorebased firefighting reignited and extinguished resources could not reach on day 3; salvage complete vessel; vessel originally on week ~tethered by only one of six original mooring lines; securing ship; extinguish ing fire; disposing of contaminated water; alternate uses for available resources KEYES 302 Wet salvage LADY Sunk Traditional attempts to raise PAMELA vessel through pumping out tanks through vents failed due to unique plumbing; crane barge was hired; vessel dragged by barge near shore to take advantage of tidal cycles; after 3 days of massive pumping and lifting the vehicle was salvaged without loss of fuel LLOYD M/V general Aground LOF; SMIT/SASI GENOVA/ cargo PPJP LOUISIANA Grounding BRIMSTONE l M/T ESSO After collision, SEA WITCH was removed to BRUSSELS; ESSO BRUSSELS safe distance from ESSO S/S SEA stern anchor BRUSSELS; ESSO BRUSSELS WITCH caught in star- fire was extinguished; board anchor discharged cargo; continued oil chain of SEA pollution control WITCH; SEA WITCH was onfire M/V ELDIA Freighter Blown ashore NationalStrike Force Cooperation by all parties Refloated without personnel pumped fuel of! involved; good weather loss of cargo from vessel conditions MN SCANDA- Cruise ship Fire NAVIA SEA Brought to dock to offload Lack of personnel trained Vessel saved passengers; firefighting efforts in shipboard firefighting; commenced dockside; vessel time critical need to pump almost lost due to excessive off firefighting water use of firefighting water MN STAR Grounded Navy, Coast Guard, civilian Fully laden vessel; Refloated without CONNEC- salvers on-site; repaired hull damage to propeller any oil release TICUT cracks;dewatered pump room shaft; cracks in double bottom; flooding in pump room; favorable environmental conditions; timely damage control and dewatering operations MAASSLOT MIT Ship transfer service ~ MAASSTAD M/T Ship transfer service MAASTROOM Ship transfer service MARI General Aground BOEING cargo Total offload; refloat; LOF; SMIT/SASI; towed to Korea 95

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... Explosion/fire in LOF engine room, pump room and accommodations Aground Refloated Smit Cory/McAllister Docked at Montreal Dry salvage daily Engine room fire Cargo removed by lightering using portable pumps MILOS Refrigerated Grounded REEFER cargo carrier ~Weather permitted operation; ship showed remarkable durability in remote, inhospitable part of the world Winter weather and damage prevented salvage attempt MINERVA Bulk carrier Grounded outside channel; unable to refloat; need to lighter MINORES PRIDE Pollution limited Lightered off cargo to refloat Difficulty in determining when suitable lightering barge would be available Owner removed some oils and hazardous materials Refloated Aground in mud Refloated with local salvor and Fully loaded with iron ore; tugs time critical as blocking river fairway MISSISSI PPI QUEEN MONSANTO Chemical _ barge MONSUN Am/ Wet salvage Hit bridge; caught fire Collision damage hold #3 Emergency repair

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From page 97...

... Lawrence River . Grounded on rock Damaged tanks lightered to Crew language barrier; ledge; holed 7 tanks barges; tugs and engine used crew incompetence; to push off ledge; moved to delays getting lightering dock; offloaded; temp patches barges; access to get salvage pumps on board; 3 knot river currents; tidal rise/fall; good salvage master; loadmaster computer onboard; good vessel condition; high cargo flashpoint 304 K gallons of #6 oil spilled; sent to drydock 97

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From page 98...

... DON S.S. SANTA ANNA Careful soundings; calculation Mate used improper offload of ballast/offload sequence sequence and quantities Forebody drydocked Passengers removed by ferry vessel; refloated at high tide with tugs; careful ballasVfuel arrangement Offload; refloat; LOF Controlled and returned to moorings by fishing vessels Time critical as blocking ways Hull strength due to bending at low tide; empty double bottoms created stability problem for refloating Capable vessels of opportunity willing to help Docked at Vera Cruz ~Returned to service Dead in water Pumped 1,800 gallons fuel onboard to restart auxilliary generators; tug towed ship to _Wilmington, NC Weather, communication; Successful rescue fatigue of crews; equipment failure; lack of specific kind of equipment S/S SAN JUAN Grounding Channel closed; local tugs assisted; liquid loads were shifted; vessel successfully refloated without pollution Outstanding salvage master S/S Dry cargo High aground Used Sorbent C Filtration No pollution in SINGAPORE ship System to filter dirty ballast Montreal Harbor TRADER water in double bottom tanks; "clean water" pumped into St.

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From page 99...

... Owners hired local contractor unable to provide necessary equipment and expertise; USCG lightered cargo; dewatered flooding wing tanks Time critical to loss of life Vessel moved to drydock STEELHEAD Oil produc- Gas blow-out and Arrival of firefighting tug and Fire tug on-site within 18 "Successful" tion platform fire two specialized high-output hours of blow-out; portable portable pumps (5,000 gpm/ pumps arrived within 8 200 psi) mounted on vessels hours of request by owners of opportunity; water used to cool platform structure while relief well was drilled to curtail flow of gas STOLT MV tanker Aground EXCELLENCE STOLT SINCERI1 Y Lightering operation C

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From page 100...

... ; heading up mean ship channel barge began to capsize; tow grounded barge which sank in 12 feet of water coming to rest at 45% angle along starboard bilge; local contractor hired to patch holes in, and de-water, voids; equipment and compatibility problems arose due to caustic cargo; Strike Team pumped out voids and rakes; lightered cargo to a second barge TAE WONG MVV Aground Developed method to ignite Limits of liability; age of remaining petroleum products ship; remoteness of on board and conduct in situ assets burning response TAO-191 Navy Fleet Tanker TAURO DEL MIV GOLFO Dead shift broke adrift from tow; stranded Refloated by use of tugs and Time critical for vessel in salver DONJON MARI N E exposed position Wet salvage TENYO MARU F/V Sank in 500 feet Remotely operated vehicle with Removed 26,000 water attached camera inserted hose gallons of oil into porthole and removed 26,000 gallons of oil TEXACO Product Collision LOF SMIT/SASI offloaded; Loaded partly with Docked in Port NORTH tanker refloated gasoline Arthur DAKOTA / KFDG TEXISTEPEC Phosphate Stranded Refloated Time critical toremove bulker from reef before breaking up on rocks in exposed seaway TEXISTEPEC M/V general Aground Refloated; SMIT/SASI /XCTW cargo THALASSINI EFH l/ELDF6 Aground second Refloat; tugs; LOP; SASI time THEANOUIA Flooded engine room TIFOSO Large tanker Stranded on reef Had to get large tugs to site; No cargo; time critical to vessels bottom heavily refloat before vessel broke damaged; CTL; refloated and up and released bunkers sunk offshore TIFOSO/ M/Tank Grounded Refloated;SMIT, SASI liaison ABGT TON KAWA Drilling barge Capsized Refloating with derrick barges r TOPAZ Small Stranded on coral Per USCG, needed to remove No cargo on board; time freighter bunkers prior to refloat; almost critical to refloat before impossible to pump out bunker rocks breached hull in "C" without heat on dead ship; seaway no salver, used passing tugs to refloat 100

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... ; 102 tons of structural damage ballast loaded in stern as stability ballast; operation interrupted due to fog and ice floes; second collision occurred casting stern section loose; 102 tons of stability ballast in addition to mid-body bottom structure was sufficient for adequate stability; protection of environment consisted of stateof-the-art best effort to deploy booms Picked up in spring, hazardous materials removed, and scuttled Stern salved; bow and mid-body broken up by explosive cutting and wrecking grabs and disposed of VEEDOL / M/V bulk ELWR cargo VENCE MOS IV Aground ~etioateu; ~M' I/~A~; LOF Aground at breakwater Sank Full cargo of cement; cement hardened bit by bit; lack of owner Cooperation CTL; wreck removal project VENTURE Cargo vessel Grounded LUNA Refloated by own efforts, hull holed and spilling oil required owners and Pal to make an OPA 90 response . WANDA Large ITS Struck rock and Lightened to sister barge; WHEELOCK _ WEEKS #282 Barge C_ ontinuec voyage with temporary repairs WESTERN BARGE sank Sank Obstructing river fairway refloated Refloated with pumps with Time critical as blocking local salver river fairway Wet salvage WYWURRY M\/ Aground bulkcarrier Lightering operation ZAMIA M/V Dry salvage l ZOE COLLOCO TRONI _ 44,000 dwt Grounding Offload of cargo using ships Weather cooperated; Environmental pumps, piping, end discharge owner supplied lightering pollution was minor connection vessel which was anchored astern 101

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Appendix E: Instances of Salvage in U.S. Waters Reported to the Committee Pages 89-101

Appendix E: Instances of Salvage in U.S. Waters Reported to the Committee
Pages 89-101