Resolve Marine Group, Inc. has deployed crews and assets to the Gulf Coast region in response to some of more than 100 vessel casualties resulting from the onslaught of Hurricanes Katrina/Rita. As soon as Sept. 2, just days after the Category 4 storm plowed through the Louisiana/Mississippi coastlines, Resolve crews were on hand to respond to a 198-meter vessel grounded in the Mississippi River. Due to the high volume of vessel casualties, Resolve has planned to be very busy in the Gulf region for several weeks to come. Aside from the hundreds of thousands of people Hurricane Katrina left homeless in the region, the storm has crippled shipping operations in the Mississippi River, causing spikes in the gasoline prices and other goods reliant upon the steady flow of the river. Resolve is committed to helping those ship owners who have entrusted us to with the salvage of their vessels and we remain devoted to doing our part in ensuring the timely resumption of shipping operations in the area.