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Margaret Barge

Margaret Barge The ’Margaret’ ran aground on the Cape West Coast, South Africa on 24 June 2009 with a cargo of 12 river barges and two floating docks. She was being towed to the Netherlands when the tug lost her tow in adverse weather conditions. Wreck reduction activities were undertaken with respect to the 'Margaret' barge. A SMIT team is preparing the barge with the intention of taking off her cargo in a systematic manner and removing any

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Port access channel dredging, Walvis Bay

Port access channel dredging, Walvis Bay The port of Walvis Bay is a naturally sheltered deepwater harbor on the west coast of Africa. The port is part of a transit route linking Southern Africa, Europe and the Americas and it is Namibia’s largest commercial port, handling around 5 million tons of cargo each year. The container terminal can accommodate a throughput of about 250,000 containers per year. Work method The contract

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Dockwise Vanguard ready to transport gigantic Goliat FPSO

will be transported around Cape of Good Hope, Africa, and will be offloaded in Northern Europe. Dockwise Vanguard The Dockwise Vanguard is a unique vessel

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Salvage operation, Mighty Servant 3

Africa for repairs, where she arrived on Sunday 17 June 2007. Ship owners Off the port of Luanda, Angola SMIT Salvage

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Mighty Servant 3

Africa for repairs, where she arrived on Sunday 17 June 2007. SMIT Salvage

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Hansa Brandenburg

Hansa Brandenburg Whilst transiting from Singapore to Durban, South Africa, the container vessel 'Hansa Brandenburg', 1,740TEU, caught fire on the 15th of July near Mauritius. The crew evacuated and was safely rescued by an attending vessel nearby. Immediately thereafter SMIT Salvage and one of its co-salvors were contracted under a LOF agreement to begin salving the vessel and her cargo. After an initial overflight survey, two tugs, one

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