# Salvage **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Incidents\ **Created:** [January 18, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage/65195 "2023-01-18T22:08:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage/65195/1 "2023-01-18T22:08:40Z")
When incidents happen, salvors come to the rescue (and for the reword). But it is not an easy business, with different problems at every casualty. [https://www.marine-salvage.com/media-information/conference-papers/the-challenges-facing-the-salvage-industry/](https://www.marine-salvage.com/media-information/conference-papers/the-challenges-facing-the-salvage-industry/) Some of what went on in 2022 and what is expected as the biggest problem in 2023 (and beyond): > **[Salvors head into 2023 with more challenges than solutions](https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/news-content-hub/salvors-head-into-2023-with-more-challenges-than-solutions-74502)** > > Rising competition, falling use of LOF contracts and alternative-fuelled ships are issues the salvage industry faces in the new year ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage/65195/2 "2023-03-11T23:01:58Z")
## MARINE MASTERS SUCCESSFULYL REFLOATED A SALMON FEED BARGE IN SCOTLAND. [https://www.marinemasters.nl/8271/#:~:text=Marine%20Masters%20successfulyl%20refloated%20a,gasses%20escaping%20from%20the%20casualty](https://www.marinemasters.nl/8271/#:~:text=Marine%20Masters%20successfulyl%20refloated%20a,gasses%20escaping%20from%20the%20casualty). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/3/2/326a9f1674dd9560b57fd1bc299bcb24dd980106.jpeg) A Dutch crane barge with Dutch crew operating in Scottish waters with no protests?? Yes, it came, did the job and returned home. No drama, mate. And Scotland is not even a member of the EU Single market. (Yet) BTW; The Live Fish Carrier in the background is Norwegian: ## Viking Saga ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/e/e/eee238c0fb55a1fe008825818226a30efa8d21d9.jpeg) IMO: **9174476** Call signal: **LJMX3** Port of registry: **Bergen** Flag: **NIS** Vessel type: **LFC/DHH** Total length and width: **42 x 9 m** Year built: **1999** ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage/65195/3 "2024-02-15T21:25:20Z")
Boskalis tees up vessels to recover sunk Velesto oil rig: [https://www.upstreamonline.com/rigs-and-vessels/sunken-rig-recovery-to-restart-nearly-four-years-after-capsizing/2-1-1596961](https://www.upstreamonline.com/rigs-and-vessels/sunken-rig-recovery-to-restart-nearly-four-years-after-capsizing/2-1-1596961) > [@](#): > > Boskalis Malaysia is using the parent company’s floating sheerleg crane Taklift 7 and its crane barge Asian Hercules III to recover the sunken rig with the work being supported by Eastern Navigation’s accommodation barge Eastern WB300. > **[taklift-7\_heavy\_lift\_vessel.pdf](https://boskalis.com/media/54oaj1oq/taklift-7_heavy_lift_vessel.pdf)** > > 1073.39 KB > **[asian-hercules-III-5000mt-Capacity.pdf](https://www.asianlift.com.sg/pdf/asian-hercules-III-5000mt-Capacity.pdf)** > > 698.50 KB ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/salvage/65195/4 "2026-10-04T13:37:54Z")
WWII wreck with a cargo of ammunition is in danger of blowing up, threatening population in around the Thames estuary: # U.S. shipwreck, laden with World War II munitions, is a time bomb near London. **A salvage crew has been working to stabilize the SS Richard Montgomery, which sank a few months after D-Day in 1944 with 1,500 tons of explosives in her holds.** : ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/1/8/185b919bbcc37d8daaf4a394dce62242652c8d2e.jpeg) The final mast of the SS Richard Montgomery is removed on Sept. 30. The shipwreck lies in the Thames estuary with 1,400 tons of explosives onboard. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) > [@](#): > > This Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed. > A team of elite marine salvors is stabilizing the SS Richard Montgomery, a WWII shipwreck with 1,500 tons of explosives, in the River Thames. The British government initiated a $12 million project to remove the ship’s masts to prevent a catastrophic collapse. Experts warn of potential risks, though the government considers a major explosion remote. > **Read the full article for more on:** > > - The intricate salvage operation and the tools used to ensure safety. > - Historical significance and local lore surrounding the SS Richard Montgomery. > - Potential risks and government assessments of the wreck’s explosive threat. Source: [https://wapo.st/4rJDehg](https://wapo.st/4rJDehg) (Gift article, no paywall)