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Wreck Removal

, engineering capabilities and financial stamina to provide a total solution and certainty of cost to the client. SMIT Salvage has the option of calling upon... commit to delivering the best possible result that is both cost-effective and sustainable to our client. SMIT Salvage is constantly exploring new methods... wherever possible. Wreck removal in the North Sea To ensure safe navigation, SMIT Salvage was awarded the contract for the removal of two ship wrecks

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OPA 90

venture carries out marine salvage, lightering and firefighting services for compliance and response related to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) requirements Donjon-SMIT – our specialist for US waters Donjon-SMIT is a joint venture between major US salvor Donjon and SMIT Salvage. Between them... in their efforts to meet OPA 90 requirements by offering stand-by coverage for salvage, firefighting and lightering services. These leading casualty

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Safety

Safety Safety is a core value and a top priority at our company. It has to be given the nature of the high-risk salvage business... we get a phone call about a vessel in distress. Our salvage and wreck removal teams have already spent years of training to use specialized salvage... accrued. This is shared and lessons learned are taken onboard for the next salvage incident. All these years of experience come into play when we

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Jin Tai

Jin Tai The beginning of 2012 involved the salvage case of the backacter bucket dredger ‘JIN TAI’. This backhoe dredger was working... the dredger.  The same morning SMIT Salvage was appointed as salvor and a salvage team was mobilised from Cape Town. After a thorough inspection on site and discussions with the dredger’s owners and the authorities, a two phase salvage operation consisting of a debunkering phase and a refloating phase

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Kiani Satu

was taken off shortly afterwards. SMIT Salvage was contracted on a Lloyd’s Open Form and mobilized the salvage tug Smit Amandla, a salvage team and equipment from the warehouse in Cape Town. The salvage crew was taken on board by helicopter and after an inspection it was clear that several double..., she took in more water and sank to a depth of about 1,000 meters.          SMIT Salvage

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About us

About us SMIT provides emergency response, salvage, wreck removal and environmental care services across the globe at a moment’s notice. We respond 24/7 from our four strategic Emergency Response centers in Rotterdam, Houston, Cape Town and Singapore. Global coverage SMIT provides 24/7 global... agents. A team built around your needs SMIT Salvage has the resources to build a team around the challenges you face. In adddition to our skilled salvage

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