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Divers Find More Bodies at Costa Concordia Wreck Site

Published Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Another alleged four bodies have been found at the wreck site of the semi-submerged Costa Concordia cruise ship, according to officials in charge of the clean-up of the January 13th accident. Operations to recover these bodies are currently underway. There are already 32 confirmed lost lives as a result of this disaster. After over a...

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Commercial Diving

Salvage Team to Recover $3 Billion in Platinum From WWII Shipwreck

Published Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The wreck of a World War II merchant ship has been found by a shipwreck hunter who plans to collect on the load of platinum onboard, now valued at 3 billion dollars. The vessel was torpedoed by... Read More >>

Search for Missing Passengers on Costa Concordia Suspended for Diver's Safety

Published Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Divers are being forced to suspend their underwater search for the passengers still unaccounted for in the wrecked Costa Concordia, as Italian Civil Protection Agency states that the... Read More >>

Inland

Port of Stockton Selects Savage to Operate M-580 Marine Highway Corridor

Published Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Project set to reduce I-580 traffic and improve safety and air quality Salt Lake City, Utah - The Port of Stockton, California has selected Savage Companies (Savage) to manage the M-580... Read More >>

Osage Re-Powers with Laborde and Mitsubishi

Published Thursday, November 17, 2011

  Although the basic design of inland towboats has not changed in decades, there is a revolution in their propulsion systems.  To meet strict environmental regulations while... Read More >>

Marine Salvage

Divers Find More Bodies at Costa Concordia Wreck Site

Published Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Another alleged four bodies have been found at the wreck site of the semi-submerged Costa Concordia cruise ship, according to officials in charge of the clean-up of the January 13th accident.... Read More >>

American Salvage Association Member Salvages Hydrogen Reactor Outside Seattle

Published Monday, February 13, 2012

A member of the American Salvage Association (ASA) responded to a call on December 9 to salvage a 485-ton, 140-foot long stainless steel reactor vessel that rolled off a barge, landing into... Read More >>

Spill Response

Barge Collision Causes Oil Spill, Closes Stretch of Mississippi River

Published Friday, February 17, 2012

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to an oil spill in the Mississippi River after two barges collided in the predawn hours of Friday morning. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector New... Read More >>

Obama Administration Announces Major Steps toward Science-Based Energy Exploration in the Arctic

Published Friday, February 17, 2012

BSEE Issues Approval for Shell Chukchi Sea Oil Spill Response Plan WASHINGTON – Building on the Obama Administration’s record of taking steps to expand safe and responsible... Read More >>

Tugboat Services

Venezuelan Aquatic Authority INEA Orders Three Damen Tugs

Published Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Damen Shipyards will shortly deliver three tugboats to INEA (Instituto Nacional de los Espacios Acuaticos, the Venezuelan Aquatic Authority). This repeat-order follows a previous order for two... Read More >>

Rolls-Royce to Upgrade Interlake’s Tug Dorothy Ann

Published Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Cleveland, Ohio.  Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has been contracted to upgrade Interlake Steamship Company’s Tug Dorothy Ann.  The 124-foot, 7,200-horsepower Z-drive tug is the... Read More >>