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TRB Conference Proceedings 45: U.S. Marine Salvage Assets and Capabilities in a Maritime Disaster is the proceedings of a September 2008 workshop that focused on a scenario involving an incident that shuts down the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The proceedings examine the threat and explore key issues relating to an efficient, effective, and coordinated U.S. salvage industry response to a worst-case marine casualty scenario.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2009. U.S. Marine Salvage Assets and Capabilities in a Maritime Disaster. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/23057.

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81 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/23057
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Front Matter i-viii
Overview 1-2
SECTIONS 1 AND 2: SESSION SUMMARIES 3-3
SECTION 1: Welcome and Opening Presentations 4-12
SECTION 2: Working Group Questions and Summaries of Key Points 13-22
SECTION 3: PRESENTATIONS 23-23
Mahan Revisited: Why Resilient Commercial Seaports Are a National Security Imperative 24-27
Salvage Response Case Study: Scenario 28-34
Salvage Response Case Study: Response 35-48
Incident Command and Response 49-64
Channel Assessment 65-69
Dangers to Navigation 70-72
APPENDIX A: Statement of Task for the Workshop 73-73
APPENDIX B: Workshop Agenda 74-75
Participants 76-78

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