On October 10, 2008, during a significant storm, the M/V Fedra grounded and subsequently sank off the eastern side of Europa Point in Gibraltar in approximately 20 feet of water. As a result of the grounding and pounding of the vessel due to sea conditions, the vessel separated in two pieces at the forward end [...]
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Donjon-SMIT personnel assist in the salvage of the M/V Fedra
Monday, June 15th, 2009Welcome to DONJON-SMIT
Friday, March 13th, 2009DONJON-SMIT is a unique provider of Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA-90) maritime emergency response services in which the nearly 200 years of corporate expertise of DONJON and SMIT is combined. The joint venture provides marine salvage, lightering and firefighting services for compliance and response related to OPA-90 requirements.
We are one of the first salvors [...]