NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2010
Contact: Debra Colbert,
Donjon-SMIT,
301/565-5329; daccomm@aol.com
Alexandria, VA—On Monday, January 18, 2010, Donjon-SMIT, LLC, an OPA-90 Alliance, was notified by QI Gallagher Marine Services that a vessel required emergency towing assistance. The Tavricheski Bridge, managed by UNICOM Ship Management, had broken a main engine camshaft and lost main propulsion 160 [...]
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 [...]
From Wikipedia:
“Marine salvage is the process of rescuing a ship, its cargo, or other property from peril. Salvage encompasses rescue towing, refloating a sunken or grounded vessel, or patching or repairing a ship. Today the protection of the environment from cargoes such as oil or other contaminants is often considered a high priority.
“Salvors” are seamen [...]
DONJON-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 [...]
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