PERIOD :July 2006

SCOPE : BULK CARRIER ARCADIA PROGRESS

Vessel Condition: Ran aground on the beach at Porbandar

Location: Porbandar, Gujarat, India.

The operation was carried out in 2 Phases:

I. Removal of Oil:

• Oil and Oily pollutants were removed before any refloating operations for safety of personnel & environment.
• Operations were undertaken with strong winds and heavy swells due to Southwest Monsoon conditions.

II. Refloating of Vessel:

• No safe access to the casualty through the duration of operations, a cable car system was installed from shore for the salvage crew to board the vessel.
• Refloating operations involved ballasting, de-ballasting, sheering, and pulling by a Tug.

PERIOD : Sep 2007

SCOPE : GENERAL CARGO SHIP CHANG-LE-MEN

Vessel Condition: Listing after departure from Port. Vessel was carrying fine Iron ore

Location: Port of Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Refloating Operation:

• Priority was to close the ventilation pipes to improve stability. This was achieved by a combination of shifting ballast water and moving cargo between holds using an excavator.
• 2 x Local harbour Tugs were used to refloat the vessel.
• Upon refloating the vessel was shifted to deep waters and a diving inspection was conducted.

PERIOD : Aug 2008

SCOPE : BARGE DINA

Vessel Condition: Broke off from Main vessel ‘YM Shanghai’ and ran aground South of Mumbai.

Location: 90 kms South of Mumbai.

Refloating Operation:

• Tugs ‘Matas Star’ (120 Ton Bollard Pull) and ‘Seacor Valor’ (82 Ton Bollard Pull) were mobilized to help pull the Barge to help refloat.
• Dyneema towing cables with a total length of 1,900m were used in the refloating operation.

PERIOD : Dec 2009

SCOPE : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL ASIAN FOREST

Vessel Condition: The vessel carrying Manganese Ore sank approximately 5 Miles from the New Mangalore Port. The wreck was lying with a list of 70 degrees on the starboard side at a depth of 32m.

Location: New Mangalore Port, Karnataka, India

Refloating Operation:

• Initial dive inspection was carried out to locate all accessible tanks for hot tapping
• After review of the dive inspection reports, salvage team was mobilized, and the oil recovery was successfully completed.

PERIOD : March 2010

SCOPE : INDIAN COAST GUARD SHIP – ICGS VIVEK

Vessel Condition: Collision with anther Cargo Vessel during berthing operations, capsizing to Starboard Side

Location: Indira Docks, Mumbai Port, India.

Refloating Operation:

• Lifting and shifting the vessel away from the quay and rotating the vessel with the help of a 1,000 MT sheerleg.

PERIOD : Aug 2010

SCOPE : MV KHALIJIA 3

Vessel Condition: Ran aground and sustained bottom damage resulting in flooding of holds.Location:

Mumbai Port, India.

Refloating Operation:

• A patch was welded to close the bottom damage and subsequently the vessel was pumped out dry
• Vessel was handed over to Owner alongside Mumbai port.

PERIOD : Aug 2010

SCOPE : MSC CHITRA

Vessel Condition: 3,500 TEU container vessel suffered a collision in Mumbai Channel.

The vessel listed 60 degrees on the port side and all containers released from the vessel and started drifting with the current.

Location: Mumbai, India

Salvage plan has 3 objectives:

First: Find and recover lost containers – 300 Dry boxes were recovered along with 95 missing containers.

Second: Remove the casualty from the navigation channel – Refloating of the vessel was undertaken by a combination of pumping and lifting with Giant-type semi-submersible barges moored to either side of the casualty. Various salvage equipment like heavy duty pumps, chain pullers, airbags, crawler cranes, winches, diving equipment, and work barges were also mobilized.

Third: Mitigate / prevent any pollution – 1,224 m3 of fuel oils were recovered and prevented from entering the environment.

PERIOD : Dec 2010

SCOPE : CONTAINER SHIP MV TIGER SPRING

Vessel Condition: Suffered damage to Starboard hull resulting in flooding of holds#2 and #3, adjacent tanks, void spaces, and a bunker tank due to a collision with another vessel. Subsequently it was beached to prevent sinking.

Location: Hoogly River, Kolkata, India.

Refloating of Vessel:

• Vessel was debunkered by 150 Tons.
• Refloated with the help of a Tugboat.

PERIOD : Mar 2011

SCOPE : BULK CARRIER MV MIRACH

Vessel Condition: Grounded on a reef off the coast of Southern India and subsequently submerged.

Location: 3 Miles from Port of Trivandrum, Tamil Nadu, India.

Recovery of Fuel:

As the vessel was submerged, Hot Tap system was used to recover the fuel from the submerged tanks.

PERIOD : July 2011

SCOPE : MV WISDOM

Vessel Condition: Classed as a dead vessel, tow wire parted and beached at Mumbai.

Location: Juhu Beach, Mumbai, India

Refloating of Vessel:

Refloating operation carried out with the help of Tug, new towline, compressors, hoses, portable pumps and generators.

PERIOD : Feb 2013

SCOPE : REMOVING OF OBSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO DREDGING

Boskalis was contracted by JNPT for dredging in the channel to widen and deepen the channel. Assistance was provided to remove subsea obstructions to facilitate the dredging.

PERIOD : Aug 2013

SCOPE : GENERAL CARGO VESSEL TAY DO STAR

Vessel Condition: General Cargo Vessel carrying 6,035 Tons of Maise ran aground at Kakinada.

Location: Hope Island, Kakinada Bay, East Coast of India.

Refloating of Vessel:

The condition of the vessel was stable. Controlled lightering of the vessel was carried out by removing cargo in Jumbo Bags to reduce ground reaction and counter ballasting the tanks to maintain the position.

PERIOD : Nov 2013

SCOPE :REFLOATING OF SPM BUOY

Condition: The SPM Buoy sank at its location due to unknown reasons.

Location: Bhogat, Gujarat, India

Refloating Operation:

• The umbilical hoses connected to the under-buoy turret towards the PLEM were disconnected and recovered.
• The SPM was refloated with the help of a Crane Barge and simultaneously dewatering tank spaces.

PERIOD : April 2014

SCOPE :CARGO SHIP MV BINGO

Condition: The Vessel sank due to a Cyclonic Storm

Location: 20 Nautical Miles off Sagar Island, West Bengal, India.

Recovery of Oil:

• 112 MT of Oil was recovered from the sunken vessel.
• A multi beam survey was conducted to ascertain the position of the vessel and report handed over to Owner.

PERIOD : Oct 2019

SCOPE :WRECK REMOVAL OF SSL KOLKATA

Condition: The ship caught fire due to an explosion onboard. The vessel drifted towards the shallows of Dalhousie Island near the eco-sensitive area of Sunderbans. The vessel was a total wreck.

Location: Sunderbans, West Bengal, India

Wreck Removal:

• Wreck removal was carried out using grabbing method.
• Crane Barge with a grab of 500 Tons capacity was mobilized to the casualty site.
• The wreck was landed on the deck of the crane barge, washed, and segregated to minimize any environmental impact during disposal.
• The complete disposal of the wreck was undertaken.

PERIOD : May 2021

SCOPE :ACCOMMODATION BARGE PAPAA 305

Condition: Owing to the wind speeds and swell due cyclone Tauktae, the barge started dragging anchors and capsized after colliding with the starboard stern end with HC Platform

Location: Mumbai High, India

Oil and Wreck Removal:

• First the Oil recovery was completed to avoid any environmental damage.
• The wreck was recovered using Chiselling method.
• Complete disposal of the wreck was undertaken.