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Recovery & Launching of a Desalination Pipeline
Location: English Channel
Client: Owners & Underwriters
Year(s): December 2009

casualty:  Two 500 meter long, 2 meter diameter pipelines
description:  A floating 500 meter long pipeline was ran over by a container vessel and needs to be refloated and repaired Mammoet was called in to pull the pipe onshore and re-launch it after repair
remarks:  Principal Contractor
principal:  Owners & Underwriters


Fire Fighting onboard a Naval Vessel
Location: Malacca Strait
Client: Owners & Underwriters
Year(s): October 2009

casualty:  Naval Vessel
description:  A Naval Vessel caught fire during repairs in port, Mammoet was called in to provide fire fighting expertise and manage to tow the vessel to a safe zone
remarks:  Principal Contractor
principal:  Owners & Underwriters


Salvage of a burning Naphtha Tanker
Location: Malacca Strait
Client: Owners & Underwriters
Year(s): September - October 2009

casualty:  Burning Naphtha Tanker of 58000 ton
description:  After a collision a Naphtha tanker goes on fire, experts from Mammoet were the first on site and manage to put out the fire, transfer the cargo an redeliver the tanker as free to owners.
remarks:  Principal Contractor
principal:  Owners & Underwriters


Recovery of a Texas deck
Location: North Sea
Client: Owners
Year(s): September 2009

casualty:  Offshore Drilling Rig
description: A drilling rig looses a Texas deck during operations, Mammoet recovered the deck and redelivered it to her owners
remarks: Principal Contractor
principal: Owners


Stand by Service to damaged Bulker
Location: Malacca Strait
Client: Owners & Underwriters
Year(s): September 2009

casualty:  A Bulk Carrier
description:  After a collision a Bulk Carrier is lying heavily damaged at anchor, Mammoet provided standby services to facilitate repairs
remarks:  Principal Contractor
principal:  Owners & Underwriters


Wreck removal of a OSV inside a Jacket
Location: Persian Gulf inside a Jacket
Client: Owners and Underwriters
Year(s): August 2009

casualty:  Offshore Support Vessel
description: A OSV collides with the boat landing of a platform and sinks inside the jacket With computer aid modeling the position is identified and the vessel was hoisted out with a 2000 ton sheerlegs
remarks: Principal Contractor
principal: Owners and Underwriters


Assistance to a chemical tanker with explosion
Location: North Sea
Client: Owners & Underwriters
Year(s): July 2009

casualty:  A Chemical Tanker
description:  After an explosion onboard a chemical tanker experts from Mammoet are called in to asses the situation and bring the vessel safely into port
remarks:  Principal Contractor
principal:  Owners & Underwriters


Recovery of a cargo of Gold
Location: Southern Ocean
Client: Owners and Underwriters
Year(s): May – August 2009

casualty:  A precious cargo of bars of Gold minerals
description:  A converted fishing vessel sunk with a precious cargo of Gold minerals in the Southern Ocean. With the aid of divers and ROV’s the wreck was located and all the cargo recovered from a depth of 80 meter.
remarks:  Principal Contractor
principal:  Owners and Underwriters


Recovery of a fuel truck from a depth of 360 meter
Location: Ecological reserve Robson Bight, Vancouver
Client: Ministry of Environment
Year(s): May 2009

casualty:  Fuel truck
description:  A Fuel truck fell of a logging barge in the middle of a killer whale sanctuary threatening local wild life. With the aid of a deepwater recovery containment casing the truck was recovered from the deep preventing a spill.
remarks:  Principal Contractor
principal: Ministry of Environment


Wreck removal Sunken Dry dock
Location: Rijeka, Croatia
Client: Owners / P&I underwriters
Year(s): September 2008 – March 2009

casualty:  Dry dock, l.o.a. 200 meters, 7000 tons
description: Shipyard is unable to resurface their dry-dock and is blocking the yards daily operations, with the expertise of Mammoet Salvage the dock is cut into several sections and surfaced with a Sheerlegs and brought on land.
remarks: Co-Salvor
principal: Owners / P&I underwriters


Wreck removal bulk carrier
Location:Malacca Strait
Client:Owners/ underwriters
Year(s):May 2008- continuing

The vessel sank following a collision. Her superstructure remaining only a few meters below the water level, causing a hazard to navigation. Mammoet Salvage is contracted to remove the vessel and her cargo


Dredging barge
Location:Dover, UK
Client:Owner/ underwriters
Year(s):April 2008

A dredging barge in the port of Dover capsized during maintenance work. This resulted in the blockage of a ferry berth. Mammoet Salvage parbuckled and refloated the barge


Environmental salvage fishing vessel
Location:St. Kilda, (remote island in the north of Atlantic)
Client:Owners/ underwriters
Year(s):April 2008
The vessel stranded on the rocks of this deserted island and bird sanctuary. Mammoet Salvage were contracted to remove the vessels pollutants before the start of the breeding season.

Scrapping of complete container crane
Location:Yemen
Client:Owner
Year(s):March 2008
The gantry of a container crane in Hodeidah collapsed in January 2008 causing serious hinder to the berthing and handling of container ships. Mammoet Salvage crapped the container crane

Aluminum cargo recovery
Location:Gulf of Finland
Client:Owners/ underwriters
Year(s):August 2007
Mammoet Salvage was contracted and succeeded in the recovery of these 750 kg blocks (7000 pieces) from a depth of 100 meters. For this project Mammoet Salvage in-house engineered and built a deep water recovery system.

Survey vessel
Location:Gulf of Mexico
Client:Owners/ underwriters
Year(s):August 2007

Mammoet Salvage was contracted to recover the wreck from a depth of 50 meters


Removal of container vessel
Location:East London (South Africa)
Client:P&I Club / owner of the vessel
Year(s):October 2006

Shortly after leaving the port the vessel lost power and grounded at the breakwater. Due to the heavy swell the vessel broke in two pieces, making it impossible to refloat the vessel. Under a wreckremoval contract three cranes were installed on the breakwater which discharged the remaining cargo and assisted in scrapping down the vessel. Both wreck sections were pulled ashore using 300 tons chain pullers.


Stand by services for wreck
Location:Malacca Strait
Client:Owners / P&I underwriters of the tug
Year(s):September 2006

The vessel sank following a collision with its superstructure only a few meters below the water level. In order to prevent further collisions we were tasked to place a guard vessel over the wreck. The services are on-going.


Salvage of RoRo-vessel
Location:Port of Ghent (Belgium)
Client:Scrapping company
Year(s):August 2006

During scrapping of the vessel the hull broke in two pieces and sank in the port. In order to clear the dock the vessel was removed using a system of compressed air and sheerlegs.


Stand by services to container carrier
Location:South China Sea
Client:Owners / Hull & machinery underwriters of the vessel
Year(s):August 2006

Vessel hit an uncharted reef off the southern coast of China. The vessel sustained a crack of 100 meters in its hull. For safety reasons the underwriters required a tug to accompany the vessel on its voyage to dry dock. Two tugs were immediately dispatched to the vessel to act as escort. Upon arrival in Singapore pollution prevention services were provided until the vessel entered in dry dock.


Salvage of tug
Location:River Gironde – Bordeaux (France)
Client:Owners / Hull & machinery underwriters of the tug
Year(s):August 2006

Tug capsized and sank after hitting a submerged object on the river. The tug was cleaned and righted by the salvage crew. The damage to the hull of the tug was then patched up, after which it  could be refloated. The tug was redelivered to its owners on a slipway.


Aircraft recovery
Location:North Sea (the Netherlands)
Client:Dutch air force
Year(s):July 2006

The plane had ditched in the sea. In accordance with local policies and the accident investigation the remains of the plane were salvaged and transported back to the shore.


Cargo salvage / Barge removal
Location:Port of Antwerp (Belgium)
Client:Owners / P&I underwriters of the barge
Year(s):May / June 2006

Inland push barge (3000 ton dwt) sank with a full cargo of steel plates (340 pieces / 2,800 tons) whilst waiting for the locks. The entire cargo was salvaged and redelivered back to the rightful owners. The barge was then removed in two pieces and delivered ashore.