Channel Title: SMIT Salvage | Towage Channel Description: SMIT Salvage is able to provide assistance to ships in distress anywhere in the world and at any time. We do this by operating out of four locations which are strategically situated in relation to the main international shipping routes: Rotterdam, Houston, Cape Town and Singapore. With safety as core value SMIT Towage provides innovative, sustainable and all-round solutions for our clients in the ports market. We provide assistance to incoming and outgoing seagoing vessels in the world's biggest ports. With a versatile fleet of over 200 tugs, SMIT has built up an excellent reputation in this area. <video> Salvage of sunken car carrier Tricolor Description: The 16,000 dwt car carrier Tricolor sank after she collided with a container vessel in the English Channel near France in 2003. SMIT Salvage led the consortium that successfully removed the wreck. </video> <video> SMIT Salvage - Blue Star refloating operation Description: </video> <video> Underwater video Costa Concordia Description: </video> <video> Salvage of the Modern Express by SMIT Salvage Description: On 26 January 2016, a 164-meter-long Roll-on/Roll-off vessel lost stability in heavy weather and was drifting fast towards the French coast in the Bay of Biscay. A team of dedicated salvage experts of SMIT Salvage was on the scene within 24 hours and was able to prevent an environmental disaster from taking place. Watch the impressive video of this spectacular salvage operation. </video> <video> SMIT Salvage - Global Preparedness Agreement Description: Whenever a marine accident occurs, time is of the essence. Be best prepared for such a situation and engage with SMIT Salvage under our Global Preparedness Agreement. A non-exclusive 24/7 emergency response services with a pre-agreed framework of terms and conditions without obligations to you, our client. We always do what’s best for the client, working together with the owner to achieve a safe, sustainable and timely solution. Build further on your marine risk program and contact us via salvage@smit.com. #boskalis #smitsalvage #marinesalvage #emergencyresponse #preparedness #prevention </video> <video> DONJON-SMIT - OPA-90 / SMFF Agreement Description: DONJON Marine and SMIT Salvage have committed their expertise and resources to forge the DONJON-SMIT joint venture, which provides salvage and marine firefighting (SMFF) compliance and response services to all vessels trading in U.S. waters under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA-90). DONJON-SMIT manages an extensive, strategically positioned emergency response network with around-the-clock coverage across the entire United States and territories, from Guam to St. Thomas, from Florida to Alaska. We invite you to watch our OPA-90 SMFF video showcasing our services and capabilities and to contact us via telephone (+1 703 299 0081) or via email (admin@donjon-smit.com) for OPA-90 program enrolment. #boskalis #smitsalvage #opa-90 #smff #marinesalvage #emergencyresponse #donjonmarine </video> <video> Managing Marine Emergencies Course - SMIT Salvage Description: The four-day Managing Marine Emergencies (MME) Course provides a unique chance to meet our salvage experts – the people that have really been at the sharp end in averting maritime disasters. It is designed to identify and assess those vital 'first response' actions needed to safeguard crew, ship, cargo, the environment and the reputation of your company in a marine emergency situation. During the four days, participants will be given the essential skills and procedures necessary to control a shipboard emergency, pending the arrival of professional salvage assistance.The main objective is to ensure that participants gain a deeper insight into measures necessary to respond swiftly and effectively during the initial phase of a casualty event. More information: https://www.smit.com/services/salvage/managing-marine-emergencies-course.html </video> <video> Oil recovery project Kyung Shin by SMIT Salvage Description: SMIT Salvage KOEM project, 2011. Remaining oil recovery project from the Kyung Shin wreck for the Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation. </video> <video> Salvage USS Guardian by SMIT Salvage Description: Salvage of the USS Guardian in 2013 in the Sulu Sea, Philippines by SMIT Salvage. </video> <video> Oil and wreck removal JBB Derong 19 Description: Salvage of the 108-meter long Chinese trailing suction hopper dredger JBB Derong 19. The vessel had capsized in a busy shipping lane but had not sunk. </video> <video> Wreck removal to ensure safe navigation: NOMO wrecks Description: SMIT Salvage was awarded the contract for the removal of two very old wrecks in the Dutch section of the North Sea by Rijkswaterstaat, which is part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment. The removal operation was carried out with the sheerlegs 'Taklift 7' and 'SMIT Barge 7', plus two support tugs. For the removal of the first wreck one of SMIT’s large salvage grabs was used to pick up the wreck pieces and debris from the IJgeul, one of the channels into the port of Rotterdam. Wreck pieces were lifted on a barge. SMIT Salvage removed the wreck and debris to the required depth. The second wreck, the sunken fishing trawler 'Jan Breydel', was raised in its entirety and placed on the barge. All the wreck pieces and debris were delivered and disposed of at a certified scrapping facility in the Port of Rotterdam. </video> <video> Smit Salvage Cabrera wreck removal Description: SMIT Salvage engaged in a wreck-removal operation in Greece. The ship had broken into pieces after it ran aground on the rocks. </video> <video> SMIT Salvage - wreck removal of TS Taipei Description: SMIT Salvage successfully removed the wreck of the TS Taipei offshore Shimen in the north of Taiwan. The container ship ran aground after an engine failure, broke in two and sank. For this complex project SMIT Salvage deployed its 1,000 ton floating sheerleg Cyclone and the semi-submersible pontoon Giant 6. </video> <video> Raising the Kursk - SMIT Salvage Description: Between 18 May and 23 October 2001, SMIT Salvage carried out an extraordinary project; raising the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk. This submarine sank to a depth of 108 meters after an explosion in the bow section on 12 August 2000. </video> <video> Wreck removal Baltic Ace - Smit Salvage Description: Extended version with voice over. On 5 December 2012, the car carrier Baltic Ace sank with more than 1,400 cars on board after a collision with a container ship near the entrance of the main shipping lane leading to Rotterdam port. Rijkswaterstaat contracted Boskalis and its partner Mammoet Salvage for the wreck removal operation. </video>

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SMIT Salvage is able to provide assistance to ships in distress anywhere in the world and at any time. We do this by operating out of four locations which are strategically situated in relation to the main international shipping routes: Rotterdam, Houston, Cape Town and Singapore.

With safety as core value SMIT Towage provides innovative, sustainable and all-round solutions for our clients in the ports market. We provide assistance to incoming and outgoing seagoing vessels in the world's biggest ports. With a versatile fleet of over 200 tugs, SMIT has built up an excellent reputation in this area.

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