Project
Raissa
. The rig then suffered a severe stern trim and portside list.
SMIT Salvage was contracted to recover the derrick and refloat the Raissa. Firstly, the 1,000Mt sheerlegs SMIT Cyclone was used to recover both the derrick and pipes. To refloat the Raissa, a combination of air pressurizing, pumping and lifting was used. Firstly, all the flooded tanks were pumped dry and pressurized to create buoyancy, after which the SMIT Cyclone was connected