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Rena Wreck Shrinks as Helicopter, Crane Operations Progress
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, September 25, 2012 -- Following six weeks of intensive operations in often challenging conditions, RESOLVE Salvage & Fire announced the removal of the first 600 tons of steel from the bow section of the Rena wreck off Tauranga, New Zealand. RESOLVE has been removing the wreck piece by piece using helicopters and a transport barge at a safe distance from the reef. Due to the precarious position of the wreck’s bow on the Astrolabe Reef, and the nationwide concern in New Zealand over the potential for additional damage to the reef during salvage operations, RESOLVE’s methodology using helicopters was chosen from a number of other proposals.
RESOLVE’s Rena Salvage Master Frank Leckey said, “We now have our team of divers from the U.S. and our RMG 280 crane barge from Singapore for the underwater phase of wreck removal, now that the seas are expected to be calmer with the seasonal change. The crane barge can access the bow from deep water, far enough away to avoid the reef but close enough to lift the cut sections from the wreck onto a barge. The crane can remove much larger pieces than the helicopters, –up to 30 tons -- so we have helicopter, crane and underwater dive operations all underway simultaneously.”
Strong winds and high seas up to six meters had interrupted the salvage operation on more than one occasion. According to Leckey, when seas are three meters or higher, the salvors must suspend operations to ensure the safety of the team. Leckey said, “The wreck lies at a 34-degree angle. Combine that with significant movement when the wind or seas pick up and you have a dangerous situation. We have a full time health and safety officer monitoring all aspects of the operation.”
Resolve hopes to be able to reduce the wreck to a point where it is no longer visible on the water, by early 2013.
RESOLVE Salvage & Fire is the U.S. subsidiary of RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in marine salvage and wreck removal, emergency response, firefighting, OPA-90 emergency response, maritime safety and simulation training and a wide range of marine services including naval architecture and marine engineering. RESOLVE recently completed the removal of the OBERON LPG carrier wreck from the Taiwan Strait. In 2011, RESOLVE completed the removal of 10 vessel wrecks in Kankesanthurai Harbour in northern Sri Lanka, and the removal of the Angeln container vessel wreck from the shipping channel at Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. In 2010, RESOLVE responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and managed a massive, six-month oil spill cleanup operation spanning locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. In response to the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, RESOLVE established itself as a leading primary resource provider of Salvage & Marine Firefighting services for tanker and non- tank vessels trading in U.S. waters. RESOLVE is a joint venture partner in Shanghai Resolve-Shengmin OSRO Company, a leading Ship Pollution Response Organization (SPRO) serving the international shipping industry in China waters. For more information about RESOLVE Marine Group and its subsidiaries visit www.resolvemarine.com.
See Photos below. Additional and high resolution photos available upon request.
Above: A technician cuts and removes side shell sections at the prow. The helicopter above and outside the photo frame has a line attached to the piece being cut. The helipad was erected on the prow to facilitate access.
Above: An early cutting operation on the side shell. Sparks from the cutting torch are visible at the center of the image. Team members are standing by and the line from the helicopter is attached and ready to lift the piece away from the wreck as it is cut free.
Above: Rena bow week of September 10
Above: Air lift operations underway in mid August. A helicopter picks up oxygen bottles for transport to the salvage team on board the Rena, for the cutting operations. Cut sections of the Rena lie on the transport barge for later removal from the site.
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Cruise Industry Navigational Safety Expert David Boldt Joins Resolve Maritime Academy
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CRUISE INDUSTRY NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY EXPERT DAVID BOLDT JOINS RESOLVE MARITIME ACADEMY MARITIME ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR BRINGS REAL WORLD CRUISE INCIDENT EXPERIENCE TO RESOLVE SIMULATION TRAINING CENTER
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, JUNE 27, 2012 -- Resolve Maritime Academy (Academy) has announced that Dave Boldt has joined the company as Manager of the Simulation Group. In this capacity, Boldt is responsible for the overall day-to-day operation of the Academy's Simulation Training Center. Boldt joins Resolve from Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL) where he was Superintendent for Navigation Safety with responsibilities that included accident investigation for the company's 35 ships, chairing RCCL's Navigation Working Group, and writing, vetting, and implementing new and existing Navigation policies. For the past year, he served on the RCCL committee that worked with the Academy in the development of its state- of- the- art Simulation Training Center.
Boldt's marine industry career spans more than 20 years and includes experience with cruise ships, the Canadian Coast Guard, high speed ferries, salvage, towing, yacht delivery and tall ships. He was formerly a marine fire fighting instructor at the Justice Institute of British Columbia. Boldt has been instrumental in the ongoing effort to adapt Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) to a maritime equivalent program, Bridge Operational Quality Assurance (BOQA).The Academy opened its 7000-square-foot Simulation Training Center adjacent to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in March 2012, to provide leading edge, simulation-based training programs for cruise line and commercial shipping personnel and other maritime professionals worldwide. The Center features a Class A Full Mission Bridge Simulator with fully functional attached bridge wing with independent visual system, an Electronic Chart Display; Information System (ECDIS) Classroom and a suite of fully equipped "mini" bridges. The unique curriculum utilizes state-of-the-art simulation technology and includes: Ship Handling; Bridge Resource Management (BRM); Operational Use of ECDIS; and RADAR/Automatic Radar Planning Aids (ARPA) programs. Customized programs also will be offered, including: Integrated Bridge Systems (Sperry VisionMaster and NACOS Platinum); Dynamic Positioning Systems; and Communication & Leadership Development for all ranks and employees. Future plans include an Engine Room Simulator for operational and Engine Resource Management (ERM) training.
Boldt said, "This facility offers maritime professionals the opportunity to experience almost any conceivable scenario at sea on a state-of-the-art virtual bridge. Working individually and with a bridge crew, participants learn not only the technical aspects of the job but the critical communication and decision-making skills that are key to safe navigation. By studying maritime incidents, our students quickly come to understand the gravity of a failure in the area of what we call "human factors." We put a lot of emphasis on human factors in all of our courses because regardless of the ultimate root cause, --whether it is technical, a human error or other factor, the human element always plays a part in the accident or incident.
Resolve Maritime Academy, the maritime training subsidiary of RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc., specializes in shipboard fire, safety and hazardous materials response training, fast rescue boat, and simulation-based programs, and offers maritime certification courses for cruise line, tanker and cargo vessel personnel, and private yacht crew as well as land-based firefighting personnel. Parent company RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. is a leading, multi-faceted marine services group specializing in marine salvage, firefighting, emergency response, wreck removal, naval architecture and marine engineering, as well as maritime training worldwide. RESOLVE comprises four subsidiaries: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services, RESOLVE Engineering Group and Resolve Maritime Academy & Simulation Training Center as well as Shanghai Resolve Shengmin OSRO Company(SRSOC), the Shanghai-based ship pollution response joint venture serving China ports. To learn more about RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. or Resolve Maritime Academy, visit www.resolvemarine.com. Read more
RESOLVE Completes Removal of LPG Cargo From Wrecked Freighter in Taiwan Strait. Ending Concerns Over Risk Of Explosion, RESOLVE Salvage & Fire Asia Removed 1000MT of LPG 1- Butene from Wreck
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The Thailand-flagged freighter ran hard aground in strong winds early this year, seven miles from the Penghu archipelago 30 miles northwest of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The 2695-ton vessel sustained extensive hull damage and has since posed a threat of explosion and severe environmental damage to the ecosystem and reefs as well as local populations and fishing villages on the islands surrounding the wreck site. The casualty had been leaking LPG since the grounding, further increasing the risk of explosion. RESOLVE was one of the only international salvage companies to propose a technically feasible and safe salvage plan. The company's plan to remove the gas and then dismantle the freighter and remove the wreckage from the stranding site was approved by the Taiwanese government in April. Due to the severe hull damage, refloating and towing the vessel was determined to be impossible.
RESOLVE completed the lightering of LPG to the daughter vessel LPG Ladyship and proceeded to use an inert gas to displace and purge all LPG inside the tanks making the vessel safe to commence the cutting operations. Project Manager Captain Ajay Prasad said, "The cargo removal operation was extremely intensive with the team having to expend almost all back-up plans and contingencies, going into unconventional gassing up, pressure differential discharge, cascade "inerting", gas-freeing, and piloting the receiving LPG tanker into the 4-point mooring to successfully complete the discharge operation. The extreme weather of the Taiwan Strait further multiplied the challenges of the job." The Maritime and Port Bureau, MOTC R.O.C. Kaohsiung, Penghu County Coastguard, EPA, local village councils and government officials have anticipated the removal of the volatile gas cargo from the tanker since its grounding almost six months ago. Maritime & Port Bureau Deputy Director Mr. Yeh, Ming-Shui said, "We are very pleased with the safe and successful completion of the cargo removal operation -- which was very hazardous -- 2 days ahead of schedule. We would like to thank Capt. Ajay Prasad and the whole RESOLVE team for this excellent operation. We achieved this result after a series of 12 meetings with all concerned parties. Penghu County Government Magistrate Mr.Wang, Chien-Fa said, "We are very happy that the cargo removal operation has been completed and the vessel and surrounding area are now safe, just in time for the start of the fishing season on 1 June. Resolve Salvage has done a very efficient and successful operation.
The wreck removal phase is now underway with completion anticipated within 6 to 8 weeks.
RESOLVE Salvage & Fire (ASIA) Pte Ltd. is the Singapore-based subsidiary of RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in marine salvage and emergency response, firefighting, OPA-90 emergency response, wreck removal, maritime safety and simulation training and a wide range of marine services including naval architecture and marine engineering. Earlier this year, RESOLVE completed the removal of 10 vessel wrecks in Kankesanthurai Harbour on the northern tip of Sri Lanka. In 2010, RESOLVE responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and managed a massive, six-month oil spill cleanup operation spanning locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. In response to the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, RESOLVE established itself as a leading primary resource provider of Salvage & Marine Firefighting services for tanker and non- tank vessels trading in U.S. waters. RESOLVE is a joint venture partner in Shanghai Resolve-Shengmin OSRO Company, a leading Ship Pollution Response Organization (SPRO) serving the international shipping industry in China waters. For more information about RESOLVE Marine Group and its subsidiaries visit www.resolvemarine.com.
Above, Transfer operations of LPG cargo 1-Butene from the stranded OBERON in foreground
Above, LPG Carrier OBERON stranded on a reef in Taiwan Strait
Above, Over 600 meters of cargo transfer hoses suspended between the
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RESOLVE ENGINEERING GROUP, LLC Announces Launches of Two New Vessels. RMG1000 Purpose Built Heavy Lift/Salvage Barge and 600′ Chemical Tanker Debut the New Orleans Naval Architecture and Engineering Firm’s Recent Design
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New Orleans, LA, USA, July 23, 2012 - RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC has announced the launch of two of the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering firm's latest design and construction support jobs.
The American Phoenix, a 616' x 105' chemical tanker was built by BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards, Alabama for owner Mid-Ocean Tanker Company LLC of South Norwalk, CT. RESOLVE provided construction support for the owner during final outfitting and completion of the American Phoenix 49,000 DWT Tanker which is the largest vessel ever built in Alabama.
The RMG-1000 barge is an ABS class deck barge built for parent company RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. to support a +1000-ton heavy lift crane. RESOLVE's Project Engineer Sam Charters said, "This is a versatile 300' x 100' sea-going barge designed specifically for marine salvage, wreck removal and heavy lift operations in the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. waters. With a deck strength of 3500 psf, it is ideal for the larger, heavy lift jobs; it is available for charter for assignments in the Gulf initially while the heavy lift crane is in construction. RESOLVE's nine-acre Theodore (Mobile ), AL port facility is home port for the RMG-1000.
Michael Walker, Director of New Orleans-based RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC said, "With the completion of the American Phoenix and RMG-1000, our teams continue to focus on the re-emerging oil & gas support work in the Gulf of Mexico for both support vessels and product transportation vessels. After some softening in the market it appears that -- and I say this with cautious optimism -- the Gulf of Mexico O &G business is reviving."
RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC provides new design, salvage engineering, modifications, feasibility studies, stability analysis, forensic engineering, incident response and damage stability plan development among other services for vessel owners and operators in the public and private sectors, as well as shipyards throughout the U.S. and worldwide. RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC and parent company RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. are located at One Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 1550, New Orleans, LA 70130.
RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. is a multi-faceted marine services group providing Marine Salvage, Firefighting, Wreck Removal, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Marine Services as well as Maritime Safety Training. RESOLVE maintains a headquarters, operations base and training facility in Fort Lauderdale, FL; a nine-acre, Gulf of Mexico port facility / operations base in the Mobile, AL area; operations bases in Singapore, India and the UK; and the oil spill response joint venture Shanghai Resolve-Shengmin OSRO Company (SRSOC) in China. Dedicated to the protection of life, property and the marine environment, RESOLVE has been providing marine services to the global maritime and offshore industries for more than 30 years. More information about RESOLVE, an ISO9001 certified company can be found at www.resolvemarine.com Read more
Shanghai Resolve – Shengmin OSRO Co., Ltd. (SRSOC) Expands Ship Pollution Response Coverage Throughout China with "One Call" Partnerships. "One Call" consortium offers comprehensive SPRO services in more than 160 China ports.
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Shanghai, China, June 12, 2012 - Shanghai Resolve-Shengmin OSRO Company, Ltd. (SRSOC), a leading Level 1 Ship Pollution Response Organization (SPRO), has introduced its wide network of Ship Pollution Response Organization (SPRO) partners throughout China. Known as "One Call", the consortium can now arrange China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) certified Level 1 SPRO coverage for ships calling in any coastal port in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Since January 2012, SRSOC has offered statutorily required ship pollution response readiness in Shanghai and most China ports. Through the "One Call" consortium, MSA- certified SPRO coverage is also available in more than 160 deepwater ports and terminals in the PRC. For coverage in the few ports not covered by the "One Call" consortium, a newly approved agency, Shanghai Resolve Maritime Consultants Company, Ltd. (SRMCL), will advise ship owners and arrange SPRO coverage on a voyage or longer term basis. Together, the "one call" consortium and SRMC offer ship owners a complete range of simplified solutions to the challenging task of securing qualified SPRO coverage in China, under the terms of a MSA-approved contract. The coverage offered by SRMC is competitively priced and acceptable to international P&I clubs as well.
In 2011, Shanghai Shengmin Shipping Service Co., Ltd. and U.S.-based RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. formed their Ship Pollution Response Organization joint venture, Shanghai Resolve-Shengmin OSRO Company, Ltd. (SRSOC). Since the January 1, 2012 effective date of the PRC's new regulations, SRSOC has been providing Level 1 Ship Pollution Response services and coverage in Shanghai and numerous other China ports, enabling ships over 10,000 GT trading in China to comply with the regulations.
SRSOC's own assets include ocean-going spill response vessels, boom boats, skimmers, boom, pumps and other resources necessary for efficient oil spill response and recovery in China ports and coastal waters. SRSOC's services include Oil Spill and Hazardous Material Response Management & Cleanup.
RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. is a worldwide leader in marine salvage and emergency response, firefighting, OPA-90 emergency response, wreck removal, maritime safety training and a wide range of marine services including naval architecture and engineering. In response to the U.S. Oil Pollution Act of 1990, RESOLVE established itself as a leading primary resource provider of Salvage and Marine Firefighting services for tanker and non- tank vessels trading in U.S. waters. In 2010, RESOLVE responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and managed a massive, six-month oil spill cleanup operation spanning locations throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Shanghai Shengmin Shipping Service Co., Ltd. has been safeguarding against sea pollution due to marine bunkering operations and supporting oil spill response operations for more than ten years in Shanghai waters.
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12th Annual Damage Control Olympics
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MEDIA ALERTRESOLVE MARITIME ACADEMY TO RECREATE LIVE SHIPBOARD FIRES, VESSEL FLOODING AT 12th ANNUAL DAMAGE CONTROL OLYMPICS FOR FLEET WEEK
United States Navy and US Coast Guard Sailors to Compete in Live Firefighting and Shipboard Flooding Events Aboard Resolve T/V Gray ManateeApril 26th, 9:00am to 4:00pm in Port Everglades
WHO: RESOLVE Maritime Academy hosts the Damage Control Olympics as an annual event for officers and damage control crew of US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels visiting Port Everglades during Fleet Week 2012. Academy instructors and personnel will lead the day of shipboard firefighting and damage control competitions.
WHAT: The sailors and damage control service men and women attending the full-day of maritime safety training exercises and competitive activities will form teams from each of the participating ships. Teams will compete against each other in a series of practical, hands-on training exercises and shipboard emergency response scenarios, including interaction with live fire, smoke filled environments and a flooded ship chamber. Now in its 12th year, the Damage Control Olympics was developed by RESOLVE Maritime Academy to recreate real- life emergencies that a sailor could experience onboard a vessel at sea and gain valuable experience in a fast-paced, competitive environment. As in actual shipboard life, teams may be penalized for safety violations during the exercises. An Awards Ceremony will complete the day’s activities.
Sailors enjoy the competitive activities as well as fun, camaraderie and relaxation with other service men and women. Entertainment includes the live band “Riverdown”. Breakfast and lunch buffets, refreshments, massage stations, and a visit from the Red Bull Girls. A schedule of the competitive events follows.
WHEN: Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm
WHERE: Resolve Maritime Academy and T/V Gray Manatee
3305 SE 19th Avenue (in Port Everglades), Fort Lauderdale, Florida
WHY: The DC Olympics is hosted annually by RESOLVE Maritime Academy in appreciation for the service men and women who serve our country at sea. The program provides them an opportunity to hone skills during drills or training sessions, and in live fire situations that are not possible in drills at sea.
Contact: Martha Lord, RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc.
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Schedule of Events
EVENT 1: P-100 Fire Fighting Drill
Each team of five will rig a P-100 pump, don complete firefighting equipment/ ensemble and discharge water via two 1 ½ fire hoses to attack a live fire and extinguish it in the fastest time possible. This is a timed event, and each team’s time will stop when they are effectively applying water to the fire.
EVENT 2: Dress-Out Drill / SCBA Relay Race
Each competing ship will have two teams + 50’ apart. They will be required to assemble 1 self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), don the SCBA and face piece, run to their second team and remove SCBA. Next member will don the SCBA, run back to starting point and remove SCBA. On their second run, the team member will be required to change out SCBA cylinder, don SCBA and run to next team member, then remove SCBA. Last team member will then don SCBA and run back to start / finish point. This will be a timed event. Time will be added for incomplete or improper dress-out at 10 seconds per violation. Time will stop when the final team member crosses the line for the second time.
EVENT 3: Pipe Patch Drill
This is a combination timed and leakage rate evolution event. Working against time in a rapidly filling vessel chamber, each team will be required to isolate water flow through a broken piping system. They will have 30 minutes to complete a soft patch on pipe rupture. At the 30 minute mark, the isolation valves will be opened and Resolve personnel will determine the winner by the leakage rate. No Emergency Water Activated Repair Patch (EWARP) Kits Permitted.
EVENT 4: Timed Portside Interior Fire Attack
This event will require all (up to 10) team members to participate. All will assemble on the main deck, dress out in firefighting equipment/ ensembles including helmets, gloves, boots, flash hoods, coveralls, S.C.B.A. etc. and then rig hose, enter into the vessel and advance the hose to the top of the ladder. After lowering the hose down, the fire team will proceed down the ladder. A second hose must be laid out and charged. The team then enters the engine room and proceeds to the crew lounge and then attacks the fire. The team must then exit safely and will be timed on the complete exercise.
EVENT 5: Search & Rescue Drill
Team members will dress out in full gear and SCBA, enter the officers quarters area and perform a search for a victim in a smoke-filled, zero visibility compartment. Once found, the first team will evacuate and the second team will perform a rescue and removal of victim/s to a safe area. Resolve personnel will observe teams for safe practices, proper search patterns and safe movement in a zero visibility compartment.
Special Note to Media: Members of the media are invited to attend. Service personnel participants will be available for interview, and there will be numerous opportunities to photograph and tape activities including live burn firefighting and shipboard flood control exercises. This event is not open to the public.
Photos from past Resolve Maritime Academy Damage Control Olympics:
Firefighting Drills on the deck of T/V Gray Manatee
Pipe Patch Drill
About Resolve Maritime Academy
Resolve Maritime Academy, the maritime training subsidiary of RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. focuses on the safety training needs of the maritime industry. The Academy specializes in shipboard firefighting, safety, and hazardous materials response training, and offers maritime certification courses for cruise line, tanker and cargo vessel personnel, and private yacht crew.
The Academy’s new Simulation Training Center addresses the navigational safety training needs of the global maritime industry. The new state-of-the-art facility offers a variety of simulation-based training programs to enhance safety at sea for vessel personnel, passengers and cargo, and protection of the marine environment.
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Resolve Maritime Academy Opens Simulation Training Center with First Client Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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RESOLVE MARITIME ACADEMY OPENS SIMULATION TRAINING CENTER WITH FIRST CLIENT ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES Ltd.
State-of-the-art, simulation-based safety and navigation training center raises the bar for cruise line
and commercial shipping professionals
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, March 15, 2012 – Resolve Maritime Academy (Academy) opened its new Simulation Training Center on Monday, March 12 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA facility adjacent to Port Everglades. The state-of-the-art, 7000-square-foot facility will provide leading edge simulation-based training programs to enhance safe navigation at sea for cruise line and commercial shipping personnel and other maritime professionals worldwide.
The Academy designed and developed the $6.5 million Simulation Training Center which features a Class A Full Mission Bridge Simulator with fully functional attached Bridge Wing with independent visual system, Electronic Chart Display & Information System (ECDIS) Classroom and Navigation Lab with a suite of advanced “mini” bridges. The Academy’s unique curriculum utilizes state-of-the-art simulation technology and will initially include: Ship Handling; Bridge Resource Management (BRM); Operational Use of ECDIS; and RADAR/Automatic Radar Planning Aids (ARPA) programs. Customized programs also will be offered, including: Integrated Bridge Systems (Sperry VisionMaster and NACOS Platinum); Dynamic Positioning Systems; and Communication & Leadership Development for all ranks and employees. Future plans include an Engine Room Simulator for operational and Engine Resource Management (ERM) training.
Attending the ribbon cutting ceremony were executives of Resolve Maritime Academy and parent company RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. as well as executives of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (RCL)-- the first client of the new Simulation Training Center. The Academy developed simulators and training programs specifically for RCL, and in April 2012, the new programs will be offered to personnel of three of RCL’s cruise brands – Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International. Celebrity Cruises Vice President, Marine Operations, Greg Purdy said, “Through close collaboration with Resolve Maritime Academy we have been able to design one of the most advanced ship simulators in the world. In doing so, we have utilized the same state-of-the-art technologies that are found on our ships allowing us to create a world class and industry leading marine training environment that is tailored to our fleets.”
Academy Director Denise Johnston said, “Our new Simulation Training Center greatly expands the training opportunities for shipboard personnel worldwide. In addition to standard bridge and engine room simulation courses, we will also offer training programs incorporating the use of bridge and engine room simulators with our Gray Manatee shipboard fire fighting training vessel/facility as well as Fast Rescue Boat and Hazwoper courses. Our first priority at the Academy has always been to improve safety at sea, and these new programs will improve competencies and help build ‘teamwork’ attitudes and behaviors in a dynamic, ‘real time’ environment. This new generation of highly effective training will result in safer navigation in all sectors of the maritime industry, greater safety for vessel passengers and cargoes, and better protection of the marine environment.”
Resolve Maritime Academy, the maritime training subsidiary of RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc., specializes in shipboard fire, safety and hazardous materials response training, fast rescue boat, and simulation-based programs, and offers maritime certification courses for cruise line, tanker and cargo vessel personnel, and private yacht crew as well as land-based firefighting personnel. Parent company RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. is a leading, multi-faceted marine services group specializing in marine salvage, firefighting, emergency response, wreck removal, naval architecture and marine engineering, as well as maritime training worldwide. RESOLVE comprises four subsidiaries: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services, RESOLVE Engineering Group and Resolve Maritime Academy & Simulation Training Center as well as Shanghai Resolve Shengmin OSRO Company(SRSOC), the Shanghai-based ship pollution response joint venture serving China ports. To learn more about RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. or Resolve Maritime Academy, visit www.resolvemarine.com
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) is a global cruise vacation company that also operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Pullmantur, CDF Croisieres de France, as well as TUI Cruises through a 50 percent joint venture with TUI AG. The company owns a combined total of 40 ships and has one under construction and one under agreement. It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Dubai, Europe and South America.
Left: ECDIS (or Electronic Chart Display & Information System) Workstation and Lab at Resolve Maritime Academy’s Simulation Training Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Right: (L-R) Greg Purdy, VP, Marine Operations, Celebrity Cruises and Bill Wright, Sr. VP, Marine Operations, Royal Caribbean Int’l and Azamara Club Cruises join RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. President & CEO, Joseph E. Farrell, Jr. and Resolve Maritime Academy and Simulation Training Center Director Denise Johnston, at the March 12 ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Academy’s new Simulation Training Center.
Left: Class A Full Mission Bridge Simulator at Resolve Maritime Academy’s $6.5 million Simulation Training Center
Right: One of four mini bridges with visuals, propulsion controls, ECDIS, Radar/ARPA-- with capability for integration with the Main Bridge simulator
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RESOLVE MARITIME ACADEMY and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Join Forces to Deliver State-of-the-Art Simulator-Based Safety and Navigation Training for Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Personnel
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, February 2, 2012 - Resolve Maritime Academy and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today that plans are underway for new simulation-based training programs to enhance safety at sea for the cruise line's personnel and guests. In 2011, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) selected Resolve to be their exclusive provider of all simulator-based training courses, and formalized arrangements to jointly develop the new programs. Beginning the second quarter of 2012, the innovative training will be offered to personnel at three of RCL's cruise brands --Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International -- at Resolve's new Simulation Training Center, currently in final stages of construction, adjacent to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A leader in the maritime emergency response and safety training field, Resolve offers an array of simulation-based courses and live-burn firefighting, fast boat rescue and other safety training programs for cruise lines and all other sectors of the maritime industry.
Utilizing state-of-the-art simulation technology, Resolve Maritime Academy designed and developed the new Simulation Training Center, and developed a suite of training programs specifically for Royal Caribbean. The new Center features a Det Norsk Veritas (DNV) Class A Full Mission Bridge Simulator, Electronic Chart Display & Information System (ECDIS) Classroom and Navigation Lab with a suite of "mini" bridges. Courses offered will include: Ship Handling; Bridge Resource Management (BRM); Operational Use of ECDIS; and RADAR/Automatic Radar Planning Aids (ARPA). Customized programs also will be offered, including: Integrated Bridge Systems (Sperry VisionMaster and NACOS Platinum); Dynamic Positioning Systems; and Communication & Leadership Development for all ranks and employees. Future plans include an Engine Room Simulator which will be utilized for operational and Engine Resource Management (ERM) training.
"The brands of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. are regarded as leaders in innovative ship building, design and safety and strive to continually enhance the fleet's navigation and safety systems by consistently introducing the latest in state-of-the-art technology," said Captain William S. Wright, Senior Vice President Marine Operations, Royal Caribbean International and Azamara Club Cruises. "Through close collaboration with Resolve Marine Academy we have been able to design one of the most advanced ship simulators in the world" said Celebrity Cruises Vice President, Marine Operations, Greg Purdy. "In doing so, we have utilized the same state-of-the-art technologies that are found on our ships allowing us to create a world class and industry leading marine training environment that is tailored to our fleets."
Resolve Maritime Academy Director Denise Johnston said, "Our new Simulation Training Center greatly expands the training opportunities for shipboard personnel worldwide. In addition to standard bridge and engine room simulation courses, we will also offer training programs incorporating the use of bridge and engine room simulators with our Gray Manatee shipboard fire fighting training vessel/facility as well as Fast Rescue Boat and Hazwoper courses. Our first priority at the Academy has always been to improve safety at sea, and these new programs will improve competencies and help build teamwork attitudes and behaviors in a dynamic, real time environment. The cruise industry has the best safety record in transportation. This new generation of highly effective training will result in even greater safety for cruise line personnel and passengers, and all other sectors of the maritime industry.
Resolve Maritime Academy, the maritime training subsidiary of RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc., specializes in shipboard fire, safety and hazardous materials response training, and simulator-based programs, and offers maritime certification courses for cruise line, tanker and cargo vessel personnel, and private yacht crew as well as land-based firefighting personnel. RESOLVE Marine Group is a leading, multi-faceted marine services group specializing in marine salvage, firefighting, emergency response, wreck removal, naval architecture and marine engineering, as well as maritime training worldwide. RESOLVE comprises four subsidiaries: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services, RESOLVE Engineering Group and Resolve Maritime Academy as well as Shanghai Resolve Shengmin OSRO Company(SRSOC), the Shanghai-based oil spill response joint venture serving China ports. To learn more about RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. or Resolve Maritime Academy, visit www.resolvemarine.com or www.resolveacademy.com. .
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) is a global cruise vacation company that also operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Pullmantur, CDF Croisieres de France, as well as TUI Cruises through a 50 percent joint venture with TUI AG. The company owns a combined total of 40 ships and has one under construction and one under agreement. It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Dubai, Europe and South America. .Read more
Firefighting Veteran Jeff Johnson Joins Resolve
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
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mlord@resolvemarine.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARINE FIREFIGHTING VETERAN JEFF JOHNSON JOINS RESOLVE AS MANAGER, TRAINING AND RESPONSE, AND PACIFIC REGION RESPONDER
Fort Lauderdale, FL, January 26, 2012 - RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. today announced that Jeff Johnson has joined the company as Manager, Training and Response with responsibilities in both RESOLVE's Salvage & Fire (Americas) emergency response/OPA-90 subsidiary and at RESOLVE Maritime Academy, the training subsidiary. Jeff focuses on continuous development of RESOLVE's U.S. and territorial waters Firefighting Response Network and serves as the company's Pacific Region Responder for marine incidents, while promoting Resolve Maritime Academy training programs.
Johnson previously served the Vancouver Fire Department (VFD) for 32 years and, as Coordinator for its marine program, he supervised department training and personnel. He chaired the Fire Protection Agency Advisory Council (F-PAAC) for the Maritime Fire and Safety Association (MFSA), a private/public partnership designed to enhance emergency response to maritime incidents along the lower Columbia River. In addition, he chaired the Technical Advisory Group with responsibility for developing the Washington State Standard for Marine Firefighting for Land-Based Firefighters. As a member of the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA ) Marine Committee, he had involvement in writing the IFSTA manual, Marine Firefighting for Land-Based Firefighters. Johnson is a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) committee responsible for the development of NFPA 1005, a standard on the subject of fire protection. He has delivered training locally, nationally, and internationally and representing the United States in Turkmenistan where he provided training for their government.
RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. is a global, multi-faceted marine services group providing Marine Salvage, Firefighting, Wreck Removal, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, RESOLVE Marine Services and Maritime Safety Training worldwide. RESOLVE is a leading provider of OPA90 Vessel Emergency Response with 18 fully equipped Salvage and Marine Firefighting response depots around the U.S. and its territories. RESOLVE comprises four subsidiaries: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire (USA, UK and ASIA), RESOLVE Marine Services, RESOLVE Maritime Academy and Simulation Training Center, and RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC, the naval architecture and marine engineering subsidiary. RESOLVE's China joint venture, Shanghai RESOLVE- Shengmin OSRO Company (SRSOC) provides Level 1 Spill Response, Hazardous Materials Response Management and Cleanup services in China. Visit RESOLVE, an ISO9001:2008 Certified company, at www.resolvemarine.com. Dedicated to the protection of life, property and the marine environment, RESOLVE has performed numerous, complex salvage and wreck removal assignments and delivered emergency response and a variety of marine services to the global maritime and offshore industries for more than 30 years. More information about RESOLVE, an ISO9001:2008 Certified company, can be found at www.resolvemarine.com Read more
RESOLVE Refloats Perseverance Dry Dock in Puerto Rico
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, November 17, 2011 - RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. successfully refloated the Perseverance dry dock in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 27. The dry dock sank on September 29 during maintenance/refit operations. During the sinking, the dry dock's internal pumping system became inoperable due to flooding of the dock's control station. Also, internal damage sustained during the sinking event made several of the internal compartments common, degrading the stability of the dry dock.
RESOLVE was engaged to assess the casualty, and plan and execute the refloating operation. First, 12 electric submersible pumps were installed to replace the dry dock's inoperable pumps. RESOLVE then utilized the RMG 400 sheer leg heavy lift crane barge to maintain longitudinal stability of the structure during the 8-day refloat operation. RESOLVE had deployed the AHTS RESOLVE Pioneer, the Tug Lana Rose and RMG 400 heavy lift crane barge to the Perseverance refloat operation after completing the refloating and scuttling of the Angeln container vessel wreck off the coast of St. Lucia.
Perseverance dry dock owner San Juan Towing & Marine Services is a resource partner within RESOLVE's OPA90 network of service providers.
RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. is a multi-faceted marine services group providing Marine Salvage, Firefighting, Wreck Removal, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Marine Services as well as Maritime Safety Training. RESOLVE is a leading provider of OPA90 Vessel Emergency Response in the United States with 20 fully equipped Salvage and Marine Firefighting response depots around the U.S. and its territories. RESOLVE comprises four subsidiaries: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services, RESOLVE Maritime Academy and RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC, the naval architecture and marine engineering subsidiary. RESOLVE maintains operations bases in Singapore, China, India and the UK as well as its headquarters, operations base and training facility in Fort Lauderdale, FL and its nine-acre, Gulf of Mexico port facility/ operations base in Mobile, AL.
RESOLVE's China joint venture, Shanghai RESOLVE-Shengmin OSRO Company (SRSOC), delivers Class 1 Oil Spill Response, Hazardous Materials Response Management and Cleanup services in Shanghai.
Dedicated to the protection of life, property and the marine environment, RESOLVE has performed numerous, complex salvage and wreck removal assignments and delivered emergency response and a variety of marine services to the global maritime and offshore industries for more than 30 years. More information about RESOLVE, an ISO9001:2008 Certified company, can be found at www.resolvemarine.com
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RESOLVE SALVAGE & FIRE (AMERICAS), INC. Removes Container Vessel Wreck
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, October 11, 2011 -- Following an agreement between St.Lucia Air & Seaports Authority and RESOLVE Salvage & Fire (Americas), Inc., RESOLVE refloated the sunken container vessel ANGELN on September 14 and then scuttled the vessel at a deep water reefing site. The 435 ft loaded container ship sank in January 2010 at a depth of 110 feet in the shipping lane three miles outside Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. The wreck sank on its starboard side and spilled its topside load of containers adjacent the wreck. RESOLVE mobilized a team of salvage professionals and owned equipment including the salvage vessel RESOLVE PIONEER, the tugs RESOLVE SUHAILI and LANA ROSE, and the crane barge RMG 400.
The complex operation required clearing the debris field surrounding the wreck including lifting clear the deck house to enable the vessel to be parbuckled upside down. Air fittings and air lines were established to all intact compartments and a refined engineering plan was followed to press air to the ship to complete the initial roll upside down. The hull was then systematically raised to the surface by further blowing of air into tanks and other compartments.
Following refloating, the vessel was stabilized and then towed and scuttled in deeper water. Throughout the operation, RESOLVE monitored the wreck site for oil leakage and also removed and recovered containers containing oil. The environmental conditions at the wreck site posed significant challenges for the salvage team. Very strong ocean currents over three knots were common, as were ocean swells, tropical weather and multiple tropical storms that impacted the project site.
RESOLVE Salvage Master Todd Schauer said, "Raising a 4000-ton ship from 110 feet of water in difficult offshore conditions was an extraordinary challenge. It was a privilege to work with a world class salvage team that delivered success on this project."
Photos:
Angeln Refloat from Pioneer deck: Rising from a depth of 110 feet, the bow of the Angeln container vessel is shown here breaking the surface during the refloating operation.
Aerial 1: Wreck of the Angeln under tow to deep water scuttling site, by RESOLVE Tugs Suhaili and Lana RoseAerial 2: Wreck of the Angeln being prepared for scuttling at deep water site with Tug Lana Rose standing by.
RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. is a multi-faceted, global marine services group providing Marine Salvage, Firefighting, Wreck Removal, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and a variety of other marine services including state-of-the-art Maritime Safety Training. RESOLVE is also a leading provider of OPA90 Vessel Emergency Response in the United States with 20 fully equipped salvage and marine firefighting response depots around the U.S. and its territories. RESOLVE comprises four subsidiaries: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services, Resolve Maritime Academy and RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC, the naval architecture and marine engineering subsidiary. RESOLVE maintains operations bases in Singapore, China, India and the U.K. as well as its headquarters, operations base and training facility in Fort Lauderdale, FL and nine-acre Gulf of Mexico port facility/operations base in Mobile, AL. RESOLVE China joint venture, Shanghai RESOLVE- Shengmin OSRO Company (SRSOC) will soon deliver Class 1 Oil Spill Response, Hazardous Materials Response Management and Cleanup services in Shanghai. Dedicated to the protection of life, property and the marine environment, RESOLVE has performed numerous, complex salvage and wreck removal assignments and delivered emergency response and a variety of marine services to the global maritime and offshore industries for more than 30 years. More information about RESOLVE, an ISO9001:2008 Certified company, can be found at www.resolvemarine.comRead more
RESOLVE Salvage & Fire (ASIA), PTE LTD. Begins Removal of Wrecks at Kankesanthurai Harbour, SRI LANKA
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
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mlord@resolvemarine.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA , JULY 26, 2011 - Following an agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Sri Lanka, RESOLVE Salvage and Fire (Asia) Pte Ltd.(RESOLVE), a subsidiary of U.S. - based RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc., has commenced the removal of six vessel wrecks that were sunk in Kankesanthurai Harbour (KKS) between 1994 and 1996 during the LTTE conflict. Situated on the northern coast of Sri Lanka, the Harbour was badly damaged in the conflict and has since been closed for commercial activity. The Government of India (GOI) has taken responsibility for rehabilitation of the KKS Harbour.RESOLVE, a global marine salvage and emergency response company, was awarded the contract for the wreck removal work by Shipping Corporation of India, the administrator of the project on behalf of the GOI. The six wrecks range in size from 17m to 99.5m and are either fully or partially submerged, obstructing safe access to, and transit within the harbor. The operation will require not only the removal of wrecks but use of state-of-the-art, 3-D image scanning equipment which will identify all obstructions within a 500-meter radius of each wreck, thus ensuring removal of wreck debris and allowing for safe transit. Two wrecks are outside the Harbour, four are within the Harbour.
RESOLVE has mobilized a team of expert personnel and equipment to cut up the vessels and move the wreckage ashore, where the scrap will be disposed of, clearing the Harbour in preparation for dredging operations and further rehabilitation. At a ceremony marking the commencement of the job at Kankesanthurai Harbour on July 26th, RESOLVE Marine Group President Joseph E. Farrell, Jr. said, “We are honored to be a member of the team and are committed to rapid completion of the first phase wreck removal that will clear the way for development and commercial activity in the Harbour. This initiative is important not only to the people of Sri Lanka, it is important to the RESOLVE team as it presents another opportunity to carry out our corporate philosophy, ‘ To leave the world a better place.’ ”
RESOLVE Marine Group is a multi-faceted marine services group specializing in marine salvage, firefighting, emergency response, wreck removal and maritime training, and has performed a variety of large scale and complex salvage and wreck removal assignments around the world. Dedicated to the protection of life, property and the marine environment, RESOLVE provides Marine Salvage, Firefighting, Wreck Removal, Maritime Training and a variety of Marine Services worldwide—including OPA90 Vessel Emergency Response in the United States. RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. comprises three subsidiaries: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services, and RESOLVE Maritime Academy. RESOLVE’s China joint venture, Shanghai RESOLVE- Shengmin OSRO Company (SRSOC), will deliver Class 1 Oil Spill Response, Hazardous Materials Response Management and Cleanup services in China. To learn more about RESOLVE, visit www.resolvemarine.com.Read more
RESOLVE Acquires New Orleans Office of Elliot Bay Design Group
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
+1 954 764 8700 / + 1 954 257 2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, August 23, 2011 - RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. (RESOLVE) has acquired the staff and assets of the Elliott Bay Design Group's (EBDG) New Orleans, Louisiana office.
The addition of former EBDG personnel in New Orleans expands RESOLVE's in-house engineering team, creating a new company and wholly owned subsidiary RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC. The Group will support RESOLVE's extensive worldwide operations while continuing to serve both former and new clients as a full-service naval architecture and marine engineering group. RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC provides new design, salvage engineering, modifications, feasibility studies, stability analyses, forensic engineering, incident response and damage stability plan development among other services to support shipyards, and vessel owners and operators in the public and private sectors, in the U.S. and worldwide.
RESOLVE President and CEO, Joseph E. Farrell, Jr. said, "This talented design team adds a new dimension to our growing RESOLVE Marine Group organization. Having an expanded team of professional naval architects and engineers on board allows us to fulfill our desire to greatly expand our damage stability plan writing and response services. By broadening the services we offer the maritime industry, we are adding value for our worldwide clients." Michael Walker, former EBDG General Manager, who leads New Orlean's-based RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC said, "I speak for everyone here in New Orleans when I say how excited we are to be on board the RESOLVE team. It has been our mission to build the New Orleans group in depth and in disciplines. Now, with RESOLVE's strong support and the resources available to us, we anticipate momentum in our growth and strengthened market position on the Gulf and East Coasts."
RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC is located at One Canal Place, 365 Canal Street, Suite 1550, New Orleans, LA 70130.
RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. is a multi-faceted marine services group providing Marine Salvage, Firefighting, Wreck Removal, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Marine Services as well as Maritime Safety Training. RESOLVE is also a leading provider of OPA90 Vessel Emergency Response in the United States with 18 fully equipped Salvage and Marine Firefighting response depots around the U.S. and its territories. RESOLVE comprises four subsidiaries: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services, and RESOLVE Maritime Academy, in addition to the new RESOLVE Engineering Group, LLC. RESOLVE maintains operations bases in Singapore, China, India and the UK as well as its headquarters, operations base and training facility in Fort Lauderdale, FL and its nine-acre, Gulf of Mexico port facility/ operations base in Mobile, AL .
Dedicated to the protection of life, property and the marine environment, RESOLVE has performed numerous, complex salvage and wreck removal assignments and delivered emergency response and a variety of marine services to the global maritime and offshore industries for more than 30 years. More information about RESOLVE, an ISO9001:2008 Certified company, can be found at www.resolvemarine.comRead more
RESOLVE Emergency Response Teams Assists Two Chemical/Product Tankers in Galveston
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August 12, 2010, Fort Lauderdale, FL –
Resolve Salvage & Fire (Americas), Inc., a subsidiary of Resolve Marine Group, responded to two OPA-90 client tankers offshore and in the Houston-Galveston Ship Channel in July. RESOLVE had responded to another tanker incident in January 2010, off Port Arthur, Texas.
On July 14, 2010, Resolve successfully refloated a 22,377dwt chemical tanker, which had grounded in Galveston Bay, Texas as it lost steerage while leaving the port. The vessel was laden with approximately 15,000 metric tons of cargo including Cyclohexane and Benzene. RESOLVE, the named salvage and marine firefighting provider in the ship's Vessels Response Plan, promptly mobilized a salvage master and naval architect. RESOLVE's onshore management team worked closely with United States Coast Guard Unified Command to ensure a smooth operation and coordination with local authorities. The RESOLVE salvage master Francis Leckey, directed the internal cargo transfers and de-ballasting, enabling the ship to re-float with the assistance of four local tugs providing 275 tons bollard pull.
On July 29, RESOLVE responded to a 44,999dwt fully laden product tanker that was taking on water in her engine room, at the southern Galveston Anchorage. The vessel's master called upon RESOLVE for assistance. A salvage master, dive team and pump technician were mobilized along with a dive spread and dewatering equipment from RESOLVE's Houston-based resources. The water ingress was secured, repairs effected and the vessel continued on its voyage.
Resolve Salvage & Fire (Americas), Inc., a division of Resolve Marine Group, is a Primary Resource Provider for ship owners and operators, and fulfills all U.S. Coast Guard OPA-90 requirements for marine salvage and firefighting in U.S. waters. In 2010 alone, RESOLVE delivered a variety of OPA-90-related emergency response services for vessels in New York, Hawaii, Florida and Texas. Resolve Marine Group is an industry leading marine salvage and emergency response company offering comprehensive salvage and marine firefighting services including Emergency Response, Lightering, Towing, Cargo Recovery and Wreck Removal services as well as emergency response training, worldwide. For more information, please visit our websites:
www.resolvemarine.com www.resolveservices.com www.resolveacademy.com
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RESOLVE MARINE GROUP Attains International ISO9001:2008 Certification for Quality
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 14, 2011 -- RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc., a leading maritime salvage and emergency response company, has attained ISO 9001:2008 certification. The certification indicates that RESOLVE maintains business and operational standards that meet an international consensus on good quality management practices.
In order to merit the certification, RESOLVE was required by ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. to document, implement and maintain a quality management system with the aim of continual improvements in effectiveness in all areas, and for all business and operational processes within the company. RESOLVE’s clients now have the added assurance that service delivery processes are monitored, reviewed and continually improved. The certification is representative of RESOLVE’s commitment to client satisfaction, and to delivery of timely, safe and efficient response to maritime casualties and other maritime services.
RESOLVE Marine Group was founded in 1980 by Joseph E. Farrell, Jr. as a multi-faceted marine services group specializing in worldwide Marine Salvage, Fire & Hazard Response, Wreck Removal and Maritime safety training. RESOLVE is a leading Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA90) service provider in the U.S.A. The company has earned a reputation for tackling unique, complex, and challenging projects, and for quality service and reliability in the areas of marine salvage, emergency response, firefighting and hazmat response, lightering, towage, wreck removal, marine firefighting and safety training as well as artificial reefing, and environmental and coastal erosion control services.
RESOLVE has U.S. operations bases in Fort Lauderdale, Houston, New Orleans and Theodore (Mobile) and complete emergency response equipment depots in 16 U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port zones, as well as operations bases in London, Mumbai, Shanghai and Singapore. Resolve Maritime Academy, the maritime safety training subsidiary of RESOLVE is also located in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more information, please visit www.resolvemarine.com
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John Curley Joins RESOLVE SALVAGE & FIRE(EUROPE) LTD
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Former Lloyds Register Exec. Joins RESOLVE Salvage & Fire (Europe), Ltd. as Commercial DirectorFort Lauderdale, FL, June 29, 2011 – RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. (RESOLVE), a leading marine salvage and emergency response company with worldwide operations, has announced that John Curley has joined the company as Commercial Director for RESOLVE Salvage & Fire (Europe), Ltd. (RSFA). As Commercial Director of RSFA, Curley is the corporate representative and industry liaison for RESOLVE and its subsidiary companies. In addition to facilitating delivery of services to the company’s OPA90 clients, Curley will promote RESOLVE’s worldwide marine emergency response, salvage, wreck removal and other marine services to ship owners, operators and other shipping industry interests, as well as maritime underwriters and P&I Clubs in the U.K. and worldwide. Curley is resident at RESOLVE’s U.K. operations base in London.
Curley joined RESOLVE following a 26-year career with Lloyd's Register (LR) where, as Head of Global Sales and Marketing, he managed LR’s global business development and sales initiatives, specializing in maritime consulting services for ship owners. He brings extensive experience in international business development to RESOLVE, with emphasis on the Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa ship-owning communities. Throughout his shipping industry career, which began as a marine engineer with BP Tankers, Curley has been able to develop a wide range of marine business opportunities with a majority of key global ship operators and ship yards, applying his unique blend of regulatory experience, technical knowledge and commercial focus.
Curley is a Chartered Engineer with the UK Engineering Council and a registered professional Engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.
RESOLVE MARINE GROUP is a multi-faceted marine services group specializing in marine salvage, firefighting, emergency response, wreck removal and maritime training, worldwide. Dedicated to the protection of life, property and the marine environment, RESOLVE delivers OPA90 Vessel Response , Marine Salvage and Firefighting, Wreck Removal, and Marine Services through its three subsidiaries: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services, and RESOLVE Maritime Academy. RESOLVE’s China joint venture, Shanghai RESOLVE- Shengmin OSRO Company (SRSOC), will deliver Class 1 Oil Spill Response, Hazardous Materials Response Management and Cleanup services in China. To learn more about RESOLVE, visit www.resolvemarine.com.
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Resolve Maritime Academy Hosts 10th Damage Control Olympics During Fleet Week
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
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MEDIA ALERT
Resolve Maritime Academy, the maritime training subsidiary of RESOLVE Marine Group, will host the 10th annual Damage Control Olympics at Port Everglades on April 26, 2011 from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
WHO: RESOLVE Maritime Academy instructors and personnel will host officers, sailors and damage control men and women of the Navy and Coast Guard vessels visiting Port Everglades during Fleet Week 2011.
WHAT: The full-day Damage Control Olympics program of maritime safety training exercises and competitive activities will be attended by teams of service men and women from each of the participating ships. The teams will compete against each other in a series of practical, hands-on training exercises and shipboard emergency response scenarios, including interaction with live fire, and smoke- filled environments. The exercises were developed by RESOLVE Maritime Academy to enact real life emergencies that a sailor may face onboard a vessel at sea. As in real shipboard life, teams may be penalized for safety violations!
Sailors will enjoy the challenging, competitive activities as well as fun and relaxation with other service men and women. The live band “Riverdown” will entertain, and breakfast and lunch buffets, refreshments, massage stations, and a visit from the Red Bull Girls are also planned .
The complete program of events is attached. This is not a public event. Invited military service personnel, and members of the media may attend.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Competitions 9:00 – 12:00pm
Lunch/break
Competitions 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Interviews with participants 11:30 – 1:30 or 3:00 – 4:00
WHERE: RESOLVE Maritime Academy’s Gray Manatee Shipboard Firefighting Simulator
3305 SE 19th Avenue
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
WHY: The DC Olympics is produced by RESOLVE Maritime Academy in appreciation for military men and women who serve at sea. The program provides them an opportunity to hone skills during drills or training sessions, and in live fire situations that are not available in drills at sea.
Contact: Martha Lord, RESOLVE Marine Group, o: 954-764-8700 / c: 954-257-2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com. Members of the media are invited to attend and will
be able to interview and photograph DC Olympics activities.
Damage Control Olympics Program
EVENT 1: P-100 Fire Fighting Drill
Each team will consist of 1 pump operator (with hearing protection) and 5 hose personnel (2 on each hose and one team leader). The team will be required to rig a P-100 pump, don complete fire fighting ensemble and discharge water via two (2) 1 ½ fire hoses to attack a live fire. This will be a timed event. Time will stop when team is effectively applying fire fighting water to the fire.
Once the pump is running and water has been “test discharged” from the nozzle, there will be a safety pause (Stop watch will stop) for Staff to ensure all team members are prepared to approach the fire. The safety pause will be no longer than 10 seconds. Teams requiring more than 10 seconds to be ready will be penalized the extra time.
The team will approach the fire and sweep it out. Fire will go out when Lead Instructor has determined fire-fighting effort is successful, and time will stop.
EVENT 2: Dress-Out Drill / SCBA Relay Race
Each team will consist of 4 personnel; two (2) personnel will dress out in complete fire fighting gear. The other two will assist in the dress out. The two teams will be approximately 50 feet apart. They then will be required to assemble 1 SCBA, don the SCBA and face piece, run / jog to next team member who will be approximately 50 feet away, and remove SCBA. Next member will don the SCBA, run back to starting point and remove SCBA. On their second run, the team member will be required to change out SCBA cylinder, don SCBA and run to next team member, then remove SCBA. Last team member will then don SCBA and run back to start / finish point. This will be a timed event. Staff will not allow team members to advance to next point if SCBA is not donned properly.
Time will be added for incomplete or improper dress out at 10 seconds per violation. Time will stop when the final team member crosses the line for the second time.
EVENT 3: Pipe Patch Drill
This event will be a combination timed and leakage rate evolution. Teams will consist of 2 personnel and
will be required to isolate water flow through a piping system. They then will have 30 minutes to complete a soft patch on the pipe rupture (1). At the 30 minute mark, the isolation valves will be opened and Staff will determine the winner by the leakage rate. NO EWARP Kits
Bonus points will be awarded for completing this drill in less than 30 minutes: ½ point for each 5 minutes early.
EVENT 4: Timed Port-side Interior Fire Attack
This event will require all team members (no more than 10) to participate. Team members will assemble on main deck, the event will start, and all team members will dress out in fire fighting ensembles, S.C.B.A., etc. Hose will be rigged and entry made into the structure, then hose will be advanced to the top of the post office ladder. Hoses will be lowered down and the fire team will proceed down the ladder. A second hose will be laid out and charged, but does not have to be used. The team then makes entry into the engine room, then to the crew lounge and attacks the fire. Staff will observe hose movement and fire attack. Once fire is determined to be extinguished by Staff, the fire team backs out of crew lounge, exits via the Post Office ladder, and backs hoses out to the main deck. This event will be a timed evolution, with Staff observing for safe practices
EVENT 5: Search & Rescue Drill
This event will require 4 team members (2 teams of 2). Team members will dress out in full gear and S.C.B.A., enter the Officers Quarters area and perform a search for a victim. Once found, the first team evacuates and the second team enters and performs a rescue and removal of victim/s to a safe area. Staff will observe teams for safe practices, proper search patterns, and safe movement in a zero visibility compartment. Teams will be judged on proper search patterns, proper team movement, and proper movement of victims. This will be a timed event and speed is of vital importance.
Tie Breaker
In the event of a tie between two vessels, the winner will be declared by the following timed event:
A 4-member team will close the OS&Y valve to the fire main system, rig a wye gate, 50 feet of 1-1/2 hose, inline educator, another 50 feet of 1-1/2 hose and then a nozzle. Water supply will then be opened and team will establish foam flow. Time will stop when a blanket of foam is established over the fire area.
Firefighting competition onboard the T/V Gray Manatee at DC Olympics 2010.
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Resolve Maritime Academy Hosts 10th Damage Control Olympics During Fleet Week
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Media Alert
Resolve Maritime Academy, the maritime training subsidiary of RESOLVE Marine Group, will host the 10th Annual Damage Control Olympics at Port Everglades on April 26, 2011 from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
WHO: RESOLVE Maritime Academy instructors and personnel will host officers, sailors and damage control men and women of the Navy and Coast Guard vessels visiting Port Everglades during Fleet Week 2011.
WHAT: The full-day Damage Control Olympics program of maritime safety training exercises and competitive activities will be attended by teams of service men and women from each of the participating ships. The teams will compete against each other in a series of practical, hands-on training exercises and shipboard emergency response scenarios, including interaction with live fire, and smoke- filled environments. The exercises were developed by RESOLVE Maritime Academy to enact real life emergencies that a sailor may face onboard a vessel at sea. As in real shipboard life, teams may be penalized for safety violations!
Sailors will enjoy the challenging, competitive activities as well as fun and relaxation with other service men and women. The live band “Riverdown” will entertain, and breakfast and lunch buffets, refreshments, massage stations, and a visit from the Red Bull Girls are also planned .
The complete program of events is attached. This is not a public event. Invited military service personnel, and members of the media may attend.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Competitions 9:00 – 12:00pm
Lunch/break
Competitions 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Interviews with participants 11:30 – 1:30 or 3:00 – 4:00
WHERE: RESOLVE Maritime Academy’s Gray Manatee Shipboard Firefighting Simulator
3305 SE 19th Avenue
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
WHY: The DC Olympics is produced by RESOLVE Maritime Academy in appreciation for military men and women who serve at sea. The program provides them an opportunity to hone skills during drills or training sessions, and in live fire situations that are not available in drills at sea.
Contact: Martha Lord, RESOLVE Marine Group, o: 954-764-8700 / c: 954-257-2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com. Members of the media are invited to attend and will
be able to interview and photograph DC Olympics activities.
Damage Control Olympics Program
EVENT 1: P-100 Fire Fighting Drill
Each team will consist of 1 pump operator (with hearing protection) and 5 hose personnel (2 on each hose and one team leader). The team will be required to rig a P-100 pump, don complete fire fighting ensemble and discharge water via two (2) 1 ½ fire hoses to attack a live fire. This will be a timed event. Time will stop when team is effectively applying fire fighting water to the fire.
Once the pump is running and water has been “test discharged” from the nozzle, there will be a safety pause (Stop watch will stop) for Staff to ensure all team members are prepared to approach the fire. The safety pause will be no longer than 10 seconds. Teams requiring more than 10 seconds to be ready will be penalized the extra time.
The team will approach the fire and sweep it out. Fire will go out when Lead Instructor has determined fire-fighting effort is successful, and time will stop.
EVENT 2: Dress-Out Drill / SCBA Relay Race
Each team will consist of 4 personnel; two (2) personnel will dress out in complete fire fighting gear. The other two will assist in the dress out. The two teams will be approximately 50 feet apart. They then will be required to assemble 1 SCBA, don the SCBA and face piece, run / jog to next team member who will be approximately 50 feet away, and remove SCBA. Next member will don the SCBA, run back to starting point and remove SCBA. On their second run, the team member will be required to change out SCBA cylinder, don SCBA and run to next team member, then remove SCBA. Last team member will then don SCBA and run back to start / finish point. This will be a timed event. Staff will not allow team members to advance to next point if SCBA is not donned properly.
Time will be added for incomplete or improper dress out at 10 seconds per violation. Time will stop when the final team member crosses the line for the second time.
EVENT 3: Pipe Patch Drill
This event will be a combination timed and leakage rate evolution. Teams will consist of 2 personnel and
will be required to isolate water flow through a piping system. They then will have 30 minutes to complete a soft patch on the pipe rupture (1). At the 30 minute mark, the isolation valves will be opened and Staff will determine the winner by the leakage rate. NO EWARP Kits
Bonus points will be awarded for completing this drill in less than 30 minutes: ½ point for each 5 minutes early.
EVENT 4: Timed Port-side Interior Fire Attack
This event will require all team members (no more than 10) to participate. Team members will assemble on main deck, the event will start, and all team members will dress out in fire fighting ensembles, S.C.B.A., etc. Hose will be rigged and entry made into the structure, then hose will be advanced to the top of the post office ladder. Hoses will be lowered down and the fire team will proceed down the ladder. A second hose will be laid out and charged, but does not have to be used. The team then makes entry into the engine room, then to the crew lounge and attacks the fire. Staff will observe hose movement and fire attack. Once fire is determined to be extinguished by Staff, the fire team backs out of crew lounge, exits via the Post Office ladder, and backs hoses out to the main deck. This event will be a timed evolution, with Staff observing for safe practices
Damage Control Olympics Program
EVENT 5: Search & Rescue Drill
This event will require 4 team members (2 teams of 2). Team members will dress out in full gear and S.C.B.A., enter the Officers Quarters area and perform a search for a victim. Once found, the first team evacuates and the second team enters and performs a rescue and removal of victim/s to a safe area. Staff will observe teams for safe practices, proper search patterns, and safe movement in a zero visibility compartment. Teams will be judged on proper search patterns, proper team movement, and proper movement of victims. This will be a timed event and speed is of vital importance.
Tie Breaker
In the event of a tie between two vessels, the winner will be declared by the following timed event:
A 4-member team will close the OS&Y valve to the fire main system, rig a wye gate, 50 feet of 1-1/2 hose, inline educator, another 50 feet of 1-1/2 hose and then a nozzle. Water supply will then be opened and team will establish foam flow. Time will stop when a blanket of foam is established over the fire area.
Resolve Maritime Academy to Host
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on April 21, 2011
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Resolve Maritime Academy, the maritime training subsidiary of RESOLVE Marine Group, will host the 10th annual Damage Control Olympics on April 26th at Port Everglades on April 26, 2011 from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
WHO: RESOLVE Maritime Academy instructors and personnel will host officers, sailors and damage control men and women of the Navy and Coast Guard vessels visiting Port Everglades during Fleet Week 2011.
WHAT: The full-day Damage Control Olympics program of maritime safety training exercises and competitive activities will be attended by teams of service men and women from each of the participating ships. The teams will compete against each other in a series of practical, hands-on training exercises and shipboard emergency response scenarios, including interaction with live fire, and smoke- filled environments. The exercises were developed by RESOLVE Maritime Academy to enact real life emergencies that a sailor may face onboard a vessel at sea. As in real shipboard life, teams may be penalized for safety violations!
Sailors will enjoy the challenging, competitive activities as well as fun and relaxation with other service men and women. The live band “Riverdown” will entertain, and breakfast and lunch buffets, refreshments, massage stations, and a visit from the Red Bull Girls are also planned .
The complete program of events is attached. This is not a public event. Invited military service personnel, and members of the media may attend.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 26, 2011
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Competitions 9:00 – 12:00pm
Lunch/break
Competitions 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Interviews with participants 11:30 – 1:30 or 3:00 – 4:00
WHERE: RESOLVE Maritime Academy’s Gray Manatee Shipboard Firefighting Simulator
3305 SE 19th Avenue
Port Everglades
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
WHY: The DC Olympics is produced by RESOLVE Maritime Academy in appreciation for military men and women who serve at sea. The program provides them an opportunity to hone skills during drills or training sessions, and in live fire situations that are not available in drills at sea.
Contact: Martha Lord, RESOLVE Marine Group, o: 954-764-8700 / c: 954-257-2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com. Members of the media are invited to attend and will
be able to interview and photograph DC Olympics activities.
Damage Control Olympics Program
EVENT 1: P-100 Fire Fighting Drill
Each team will consist of 1 pump operator (with hearing protection) and 5 hose personnel (2 on each hose and one team leader). The team will be required to rig a P-100 pump, don complete fire fighting ensemble and discharge water via two (2) 1 ½ fire hoses to attack a live fire. This will be a timed event. Time will stop when team is effectively applying fire fighting water to the fire.
Once the pump is running and water has been “test discharged” from the nozzle, there will be a safety pause (Stop watch will stop) for Staff to ensure all team members are prepared to approach the fire. The safety pause will be no longer than 10 seconds. Teams requiring more than 10 seconds to be ready will be penalized the extra time.
The team will approach the fire and sweep it out. Fire will go out when Lead Instructor has determined fire-fighting effort is successful, and time will stop.
EVENT 2: Dress-Out Drill / SCBA Relay Race
Each team will consist of 4 personnel; two (2) personnel will dress out in complete fire fighting gear. The other two will assist in the dress out. The two teams will be approximately 50 feet apart. They then will be required to assemble 1 SCBA, don the SCBA and face piece, run / jog to next team member who will be approximately 50 feet away, and remove SCBA. Next member will don the SCBA, run back to starting point and remove SCBA. On their second run, the team member will be required to change out SCBA cylinder, don SCBA and run to next team member, then remove SCBA. Last team member will then don SCBA and run back to start / finish point. This will be a timed event. Staff will not allow team members to advance to next point if SCBA is not donned properly.
Time will be added for incomplete or improper dress out at 10 seconds per violation. Time will stop when the final team member crosses the line for the second time.
EVENT 3: Pipe Patch Drill
This event will be a combination timed and leakage rate evolution. Teams will consist of 2 personnel and
will be required to isolate water flow through a piping system. They then will have 30 minutes to complete a soft patch on the pipe rupture (1). At the 30 minute mark, the isolation valves will be opened and Staff will determine the winner by the leakage rate. NO EWARP Kits
Bonus points will be awarded for completing this drill in less than 30 minutes: ½ point for each 5 minutes early.
EVENT 4: Timed Port-side Interior Fire Attack
This event will require all team members (no more than 10) to participate. Team members will assemble on main deck, the event will start, and all team members will dress out in fire fighting ensembles, S.C.B.A., etc. Hose will be rigged and entry made into the structure, then hose will be advanced to the top of the post office ladder. Hoses will be lowered down and the fire team will proceed down the ladder. A second hose will be laid out and charged, but does not have to be used. The team then makes entry into the engine room, then to the crew lounge and attacks the fire. Staff will observe hose movement and fire attack. Once fire is determined to be extinguished by Staff, the fire team backs out of crew lounge, exits via the Post Office ladder, and backs hoses out to the main deck. This event will be a timed evolution, with Staff observing for safe practices
Damage Control Olympics Program
EVENT 5: Search & Rescue Drill
This event will require 4 team members (2 teams of 2). Team members will dress out in full gear and S.C.B.A., enter the Officers Quarters area and perform a search for a victim. Once found, the first team evacuates and the second team enters and performs a rescue and removal of victim/s to a safe area. Staff will observe teams for safe practices, proper search patterns, and safe movement in a zero visibility compartment. Teams will be judged on proper search patterns, proper team movement, and proper movement of victims. This will be a timed event and speed is of vital importance.
Tie Breaker
In the event of a tie between two vessels, the winner will be declared by the following timed event:
A 4-member team will close the OS&Y valve to the fire main system, rig a wye gate, 50 feet of 1-1/2 hose, inline educator, another 50 feet of 1-1/2 hose and then a nozzle. Water supply will then be opened and team will establish foam flow. Time will stop when a blanket of foam is established over the fire area.
Firefighting competition onboard the T/V Gray Manatee at DC Olympics 2010.
Contact: Martha Lord, RESOLVE Marine Group, o: 954-764-8700 / c: 954-257-2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com. Members of the media are invited to attend and will
be able to interview and photograph DC Olympics activities.
RESOLVE MARINE GROUP Adds Suhaili Ocean Towage and Salvage Tug to Worldwide Fleet
by
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on April 13, 2011
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
+1 954 764 8700 / + 1 954 257 2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 13, 2011 – RESOLVE Marine Group, a leading marine salvage and emergency response company with worldwide operations, has acquired the Tug RESOLVE SUHAILI, 102 TBP. Previously owned by ITC, the ocean towage and salvage tug is presently located in Freeport, Bahamas.
Damian Allan, RESOLVE Director of Business Development announced the acquisition, stating “RESOLVE SUHAILI is a great asset for our fleet worldwide. She will complement and support our core activities in the areas of Salvage, Wreck Removal and Emergency Towage.” As an OPA90 Salvage & Marine Firefighting primary resource provider, RESOLVE maintains Salvage and Emergency Response vessels and equipment in 16 operations bases in the U.S., as well as in Singapore, the U.K., Mumbai and Shanghai.
Inquiries about RESOLVE SUHAILI or other RESOLVE towage and salvage assets and capabilities may be directed to Damian Allan, dallan@resolvemarine.com or Peter Robinson, probinson@resolvemarine.com.
RESOLVE MARINE GROUP is a multi-faceted marine services group specializing in marine salvage, firefighting, emergency response, wreck removal and maritime training, worldwide. Dedicated to the protection of life, property and the marine environment, RESOLVE delivers OPA90 Vessel Response, Marine Salvage & Wreck Removal, Marine Firefighting and Marine Services through its three divisions: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services, and RESOLVE Maritime Academy. To learn more about RESOLVE, visit www.resolvemarine.comRead more
RESOLVE MARINE GROUP Refloats Sunken Drydock in Guam Shipyard
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on March 16, 2011
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
+1 954 764 8700 / + 1 954 257 2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 16, 2011 -- RESOLVE Marine Group has successfully raised and refloated the “Machinist” drydock at Guam Shipyard in Apra Harbor, Guam. The 825 ft drydock sank on January 2, 2011 during a rough weather event. RESOLVE, a marine salvage and emergency response company with extensive worldwide experience -- including prior experience raising drydocks,-- was the successful bidder for the job. RESOLVE began the salvage job on January 31 and successfully refloated the drydock on March 3.
RESOLVE’s Salvage Master, Salvage Engineer, and salvage divers first conducted a comprehensive casualty assessment to determine the structural and watertight conditions of the drydock and to ascertain the status of drydock systems. A detailed engineering analysis was undertaken and a Salvage Plan was developed and implemented, involving extensive preparatory work both topside and underwater. Given the deep submergence of the drydock well beyond normal operating limits, great care was taken to minimize hydrostatic pressures on tank boundaries during the refloating, and to keep global hull stresses and stability within allowable limits. The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy reviewed and approved the complex salvage plan.
Due to the extensive maintenance being performed on the drydock prior to sinking, a large portion of its pumping system was inoperable. To overcome this challenge, RESOLVE mobilized 12 high-capacity electric salvage pumps. Additionally, numerous gauging systems were established to monitor tank pressures and condition throughout the refloat operation. “Large sunken drydocks are notorious for testing your skill and tenacity, and this was no exception,” said RESOLVE Salvage Master Todd Schauer. “We were fortunate to have the support of an outstanding team including our client Guam Shipyard, as well as Heger Drydock and Mako Diving.”
RESOLVE Marine Group is a leading, multi-faceted marine services group specializing in marine salvage, firefighting, OPA90 SMFF emergency response, wreck removal and maritime training worldwide. RESOLVE delivers comprehensive marine services through its three divisions: RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services and Resolve Maritime Academy. RESOLVE maintains fully equipped operations bases in the United States, Europe and Asia. To learn more about RESOLVE Marine Group and the full range of services offered, visit www.resolvemarine.com.
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RESOLVE MARINE, PENCO TEAM UP FOR SMFF IN HAWAII
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 15, 2011 - On February 2nd, 2011, a team of emergency responders from RESOLVE MARINE GROUP and PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION (dba PENCO)/AMERICAN MARINE CORPORATION, demonstrated their marine fire fighting capabilities in Honolulu Harbor. The highly trained crew of locally and internationally recognized professionals conducted an equipment deployment exercise, utilizing pumps and fire fighting monitors stored at the PENCO/AMERICAN MARINE facilities on pier 13, and operated from the deck of the M/V AMERICAN ISLANDER. The exercise was part of a vetting process, whereby the U.S. Coast Guard in Washington DC and in Honolulu accepted RESOLVE, teaming partner T&T Bisso, and PENCO/AMERICAN MARINE as providers of OPA90 Salvage and Marine Fire Fighting services (SMFF) in the 14th Coast Guard District.
RESOLVE MARINE GROUP and PENCO/AMERICAN MARINE have previously teamed to successfully deliver timely response and “in-water” repairs to marine casualties in Hawaii, including the foundering M/V TONG CHENG and the grounded M/V VOGETRADER. Together, RESOLVE MARINE GROUP and PENCO/AMERICAN MARINE meet or exceed the criteria for SMFF providers enumerated in the new regulations, and continue to be proactive in meeting maritime industry needs in the Pacific.
RESOLVE Marine Group comprises RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services and RESOLVE Maritime Academy. An innovative leader in marine salvage, fire & hazard response, and maritime training, RESOLVE Marine Group maintains operations bases in the USA, the UK and Singapore. RESOLVE Maritime Academy in Port Everglades, Florida, is accredited by the USCG, the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, Det Norske Veritas, and the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency. To learn more, visit www.resolvemarine.com.
PENCO is an OSRO in the 14th Coast Guard District, Honolulu, and is a well known marine, hazmat and emergency response contractor in the Hawaiian Islands and spanning the Pacific, south to American Samoa and north to Alaska. PENCO/AMERICAN MARINE works closely with Hawaii’s CLEAN ISLANDS COUNCIL and other local resource providers to meet or exceed requirements for trained response crews in Hawaii.
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RESOLVE MARITIME ACADEMY to Open New Simulation Training Center in 2012
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on March 7, 2011
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
+1 954 764 8700 / + 1 954 257 2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 28, 2011 - Resolve Maritime Academy (Academy), a subsidiary of RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. (RESOLVE), announced the expansion of its maritime safety course offerings, and plans for the opening of a new Simulation Training Center in early 2012. The Port Everglades and Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Resolve Maritime Academy is RESOLVE’s maritime training division, specializing in shipboard fire, safety and hazardous materials response training. The Academy offers maritime certification courses for cruise line, tanker and cargo vessel personnel and private yacht crew.
The Academy is the only maritime training facility which incorporates actual in-house emergency response experience into the curriculum, thus adding a level of realism and practical experience unmatched by other training facilities. Academy instructors have responded to many vessel fires and worked on numerous salvage and recovery jobs and special projects undertaken by RESOLVE, and bring hands-on relevant experience to the courses they teach.
At the heart of the Academy training program is the T/V Gray Manatee, a 140' LOA shipboard firefighting simulator designed specifically for marine firefighting training. The fully compartmentalized vessel simulator has over 20 separate compartments, connected by horizontal and vertical passageways. Additionally, the multiple watertight doors and hatches, an engine room complete with a marine power plant, galley, catwalks, and other features provide the student with a challenging training environment.
In addition to an array of course offerings, and in response to industry demand, the Academy works with clients to meet specific training needs, such as:
Mobile training team (Classroom at client’s site/practical at Resolve’s Fire Fighting Trainer)
Customized classroom/practical instruction (To satisfy client Standard Operating Procedures)
On-board training (Basic & Advance Firefighting, CPR/1stAid/AED, Train the Trainer)
Shipboard inspections (Fire Hazards & Assessments)
Review and development of Shipboard Fire Fighting Procedures
Since its inception, the Academy has grown to become a world-renowned institution that is a Det Norske Veritas Certified Marine Training Center utilizing the ISO-9000 guidelines.
In addition to Det Norske Veritas, Resolve Maritime Academy is approved or certified by numerous internationally recognized agencies including the United States Coast Guard, UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and the Norwegian Maritime Directorate. All Academy programs are administered through a rigorous Total Quality Management program.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
Resolve Maritime Academy is focused on the future training needs of maritime industry clients. Its proximity to Port Everglades and the ports of Miami and Palm Beach position the Academy to expand training offerings to meet the needs of the marketplace. For example, in the area of safety training, the Academy will add a Mass Evacuation System Course to be offered at Port Everglades.
In addition to safety training, the Academy will open a new Simulation Training Center in early 2012 featuring a state-of-the-art suite of simulators and classroom facilities, combined with “industry leading Maritime Human Factors Training”. The Training Center will be located at RESOLVE’s new corporate headquarters, adjacent to Port Everglades.
The Simulation Training Center will initially house two DNV certified Class ‘A’ Full Mission Bridge Simulators, which offer training including:
Full Mission Bridge Simulator Training;
Bridge Resource Management (BRM) Engine Resource Management (ERM) training, with or without simulation;
Communication & leadership development for all ranks and employees;
Skill training for different systems as ECDIS, ARPA, DP, etc.;
Train the trainer courses incorporating aviation training principles meeting STCW demands;
Firefighting and Rescue courses, including Leadership, Command and Communication element; and
Other customized training to meet client requirements.
Future Simulation Training Center plans include Engine Room, Mobile Offshore Drill Unit (MODU), Anchor Handling Tug, Fast Rescue Boat and Lifeboat, and expanded safety training facilities with additional space to accommodate increasing student enrollment.
RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc. is a leading, multi-faceted marine services organization specializing in marine salvage, firefighting, OPA90 emergency response, wreck removal, maritime training and offshore services, worldwide. RESOLVE is ISO-9000 certified.
To learn more visit www.resolvemarine.com and www.resolveacademy.com
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RESOLVE Achieves ISO9001 Accreditation
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on February 10, 2011
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
+1 954 764 8700 / + 1 954 257 2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RESOLVE's Quality Management System for Emergency Response, Salvage, Marine Firefighting and Lightering Services Conforms with International Standards.
Fort Lauderdale, FL, January 25, 2011- RESOLVE Marine Group, Inc., the marine salvage and firefighting company has announced its accreditation under ISO9001:2008 International Standard for Quality Management systems (QMS). To earn the certification, RESOLVE was required to:
• Monitor all operational and business processes to ensure effectiveness;
• Maintain records for all processes;
• Monitor processes for defects and take action where necessary;
• Review processes and the quality system itself for effectiveness, and
• Facilitate continual improvement.
RESOLVE's clients now have the added assurance that service delivery processes are continually reviewed and improved. Through the ISO9001 accreditation process, RESOLVE deepens its commitment to client satisfaction and timely, effective and efficient response to any maritime emergency.
RESOLVE Marine Group is an industry leading marine salvage and emergency response provider serving the shipping industry in U.S. waters and worldwide.
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RESOLVE Salvage & Fire (AMERICAS) is USCG Approved for OPA90 Salvage & Marine Firefighting Compliance
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on February 9, 2011
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
+1 954 764 8700 / + 1 954 257 2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New OPA90 Compliance Deadline Looms for U.S. Bound Tankers
Fort Lauderdale, FL, February 9, 2011 – RESOLVE Salvage & Fire (Americas), the emergency response division of international maritime emergency services contractor RESOLVE Marine Group, announced today that the U.S. Coast Guard has approved RESOLVE to help oil tanker vessel owners comply with new OPA90 requirements by the February 22, 2011 deadline.
The USCG has already begun issuing Interim Operating Authorizations (IOA) for tank vessels that cite RESOLVE in their OPA90 Vessel Response Plans. With an IOA in hand, RESOLVE client vessels will be permitted to continue carrying petroleum cargoes in U.S. waters after February 22, when the new, more stringent OPA90 regulations become effective. Vessel owners who have not yet filed Vessel Response Plans can comply with the impending USCG requirements by citing RESOLVE as their Salvage and Marine Firefighting responder and still expect timely approval of their plans by the deadline.
RESOLVE has pre-positioned equipment and personnel in many Captain of the Port Zones , to rapidly deploy for any tank vessel fire or other marine casualty event, anywhere in U.S. waters. RESOLVE’s Salvage and Marine Firefighting coverage is available to tank vessel owners at no charge through 2011.
RESOLVE Marine Group is an industry leading marine salvage and emergency response company offering comprehensive marine firefighting, lightering, and wreck removal services as well as marine emergency response training and reefing services worldwide. RESOLVE Marine Group comprises RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, RESOLVE Marine Services and RESOLVE Maritime Academy. To learn more, visit www.resolvemarine.com.
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RESOLVE, T&T Bisso Form Firefighting Coalition
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Tankers and Ports to Benefit from Increased Capacity
Fort Lauderdale, FL, January 31, 2011 -- RESOLVE Marine Group and T&T Bisso have announced their coalition for Marine Firefighting services in U.S. waters. This agreement combines both companies' extensive firefighting infrastructure to produce overlapping coverage and higher volume firefighting capacity throughout the U.S. This coalition was crafted specifically to help tank vessel operators fully comply with the new Oil Pollution Act of 1990 regulations that will be effective on February 22, 2011.
The regulations require that all tanker and tank barge owners operating in U.S. waters update their existing USCG-approved Vessel Response Plan (VRP) with a Salvage and Marine Firefighting (SMFF) plan. Tank vessel owners must certify they have pre-contracted firefighting services, equipment, and trained response personnel. During the past three years, both RESOLVE and T&T Bisso developed comprehensive in-house firefighting response systems which include newly purchased, custom-built equipment and networks of trained maritime firefighters to meet any vessel response needs.
"These new regulations required a substantial capital investment just to meet the minimum planning requirements," said Captain Farhat Imam, COO of RESOLVE. "When RESOLVE talked with T&T Bisso, we both agreed that meeting the minimum regulatory requirement just wasn't enough. By combining and strategically locating our firefighting equipment - equipment owned and operated by RESOLVE and T&T Bisso -- we can assure tanker operators realistic, operational coverage for any emergency event."
Mauricio Garrido, President of T&T Bisso: "Shipboard fires don't occur that often, but when they do you must have the best gear and trained personnel available. The T&T Bisso-RESOLVE team achieves just that. The decision to pool resources was catalyzed by several tanker operators who opted to list both RESOLVE and T&T Bisso so as to ensure the best possible coverage and the reluctance of most public fire departments to support the tanker industry. We know that - together - T&T Bisso and RESOLVE have the most concrete and realistic coverage available."
The RESOLVE-T&T BISSO coalition has been well-received by the USCG during their unprecedented vetting of firefighting in each and every port. This partnership is a positive outcome of the regulatory process. Neither company reduced their outlay of equipment. Instead, where a port was double-covered, equipment was moved to outlying ports to provide faster and more effective coverage. The T&T Bisso-RESOLVE coalition pre-positions 45 high-volume marine fire pumps throughout the coverage area and makes over two million gallons of firefighting foam available throughout the U.S.
Qatar Firefighters Learn Emergency Response at Resolve Maritime Academy
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on December 8, 2010
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
+1 954 764 8700 / + 1 954 257 2868
mlord@resolvemarine.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 8, 2010 – RESOLVE Maritime Academy, the U.S. - based maritime emergency response training center, graduated seven students from Qatar on November 23. The graduates, who are land-based firefighters, came to RESOLVE’s South Florida facility for a customized program of marine- oriented fire, hazardous materials and safety courses. The program was organized in cooperation with the National Academy for Professional Training (NAPT) in Qatar.The students attended classes at RESOLVE Maritime Academy’s Port Everglades, Florida facilities from October 4 through November 25. The training involved classroom time, hands- on firefighting and hazardous materials, and shipboard training aboard RESOLVE’s T/V Gray Manatee shipboard simulator during the intensive eight-week program, and included:
• 40 hr Hazwoper training
• Basic Firefighting;
• Shipboard Helicopter Fire Fighting Team
• Marine Fire Fighting for Land Based FireFighters
• Theory and Practical Training in Basic Damage Control Operations
• USCG Basic and Advanced Marine Firefighting
• 20 hr orientation to emergency salvage response course
• Elementary first aid
• USCG Personal survival
• PSSR Personal Safety & Social Responsibility
• First aid CPR/AED
The graduates, who received certificates in each of these areas, are now prepared to effectively deal with an array of maritime emergencies and mentor others in the principals and techniques learned throughout the program. RESOLVE planned the customized program with SIS-7, delivers specialized security and other training programs for government or military- sponsored personnel worldwide.
RESOLVE Maritime Academy specializes in shipboard firefighting, safety and hazmat response training and provides a variety of maritime certification courses for crews of tankers, cruise ships, private yachts and other vessels as well as land-based firefighters. The Academy trains more than 1700 maritime personnel each year; more than 17,000 have been trained to date. RESOLVE Maritime Academy is a division of RESOLVE Marine Group, the industry leading marine salvage and emergency response company offering comprehensive marine firefighting, lightering, and wreck removal services as well as marine emergency response training, worldwide. To learn more, visit www.resolveacademy.com or www.resolvemarine.com.
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RESOLVE MARINE GROUP Stations Emergency Response Vessel in Key West
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, December 6, 2010 – RESOLVE Marine Group, the U.S.-based marine salvage and firefighting company, announced today that the RESOLVE Pioneer, has been stationed in Key West, Florida, USA. The Resolve Pioneer AHTS, a multi-service vessel with ice class hull and 80-ton bollard pull, is stationed in Key West for an indefinite period -- for emergency response and salvage standby for tanker and other commercial vessel casualties in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and the U.S. east coast. The Pioneer had recently been deployed to support skimming operations throughout the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), arriving shortly after the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion to lend assistance with the firefighting effort. After the rig sank, the Pioneer was outfitted and engaged in offshore skimming operations throughout the Gulf from April until the fall of 2010. RESOLVE Marine Group managed a fleet of 120 vessels during the GOM clean-up operations.
Since demobilization in the Gulf, the Pioneer was fitted out for enhanced fire-fighting capabilities to satisfy FiFi-1 requirements. Two specially designed through-hull suction wells were installed to support the vessel’s on-deck firefighting equipment. The unique 16” diameter well design delivers proper flow to the vessel’s fire pumps even while underway or operating in a seaway, something difficult to achieve with typical, temporary “hose over the side” installations. The wells provide each of the vessel’s 14” fire pumps with over 5,200 GPM of flow.
The Pioneer is standing ready in Key West to respond to any commercial tanker, container, or bulk cargo vessel or cruise ship that might have an emergency such as a grounding, oil spill, shipboard explosion or fire, or otherwise threaten the sensitive Keys, Caribbean, Gulf or Atlantic marine ecosystems. It is unusual for a salvage company to pre-position a vessel like the Resolve Pioneer for “dedicated salvage” standby, with no other service retainers or assignments. The strategic positioning of the Pioneer in Key West is part of RESOLVE’s commitment to provide salvage and marine firefighting coverage in all U.S. waters. The Pioneer is just one of the RESOLVE fleet of emergency response vessels that are standing by for rapid deployment in the event of maritime casualties in U.S. waters.
RESOLVE has floating assets, equipment depots, and a network of emergency response providers in all major U.S. ports and COTP zones to meet the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) new requirements for Salvage and Marine Firefighting response for tanker vessels. RESOLVE meets all salvage and marine firefighting requirements for Vessel Response Plans (VRP), for full compliance with the newly amended Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA90 ) regulations. The revised USCG OPA90 regulations, with more stringent requirements for oil tanker vessels trading in U.S. waters, are effective February 22, 2011.
By that date, tanker vessels that trade in U.S. waters will be required to name RESOLVE or another salvage and marine firefighting company in their Vessel Response Plans to comply with the new regulations. The OPA90 regulations were designed to prevent marine casualties like the Exxon Valdez from occurring, by having emergency responders and equipment standing by for immediate deployment in all U.S. waters. RESOLVE is one of a few marine salvage companies that respond to oil tanker vessel casualties, and is the named responder for more than 1000 tankers that trade in U.S.waters.
RESOLVE Marine Group is the industry leading marine salvage and emergency response company offering comprehensive marine firefighting, lightering, and wreck removal services as well as marine emergency response training and other services, worldwide. To learn more, visit www.resolvemarine.com.Read more
Resolve Marine Group Specialists Respond to an Implosion on a Ship Anchored South of the Verrazano Bridge
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MIAMI- A concerted response by technical experts from US Coast Guard (USCG), New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and Resolve Salvage & Fire (Americas), Inc. averted the risk of a toxic material release from a chemical carrier anchored in Gravesend Bay near Brooklyn last week.The 135 -meter chemical parcel tanker Sichem Defiance experienced a cargo tank rupture while loading ethanol at Gravesend Bay anchorage in New York Harbor, creating a volatile situation involving highly flammable cargo. The rupture involved significant structural damage to the deck and cargo tank boundaries as well as ethanol transfer into numerous ballast tanks that were not designed to contain flammable cargo. The breached deck also enabled flow of ethanol vapors onto the deck of the tanker, creating a very hazardous and flammable environment, with a high risk of explosion.RESOLVE managed the sensitive operation by first conducting temporary repairs to seal the deck openings and control the flow of vapors from the affected tanks. A plan was then developed to transfer cargo away from affected/damaged tanks in order to gain access to the damage for thorough inspection. This included internal transfers using the ship's pumps as well as over the top transfers of ethanol using RESOLVE’s portable hydraulic chemical transfer pumps. RESOLVE assisted in engineering the detailed transfer sequence to minimize hull stresses in way of the damaged section. Throughout the job, RESOLVE staff conducted continuous air monitoring throughout the vessel and maintained firefighting equipment at the ready, in coordination with the New York Fire Department.
Resolve Marine Group Inc. provides emergency response around the world to vessels in distress. RESOLVE Salvage and Fire (Americas)Inc. specializes in Emergency Lightering, Firefighting, Vessel Response Plan Assistance, and OPA 90 Salvage & Marine Firefighting coverage. For more information, please visit www.resolvesalvage.com. Read more
RESOLVE MARINE GROUP Bucks Trend, Foregoes OPA-90 SMFF Retainer
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 4, 2010 – RESOLVE Marine Group, the marine salvage and firefighting company, announced today that they will forego charging their OPA-90 clients retainer fees through 2011. While other salvage and marine firefighting companies have announced per vessel fees of $250 or $500 per year, RESOLVE guarantees their policy of “no retainer or administrative fees through 2011”.
Captain Farhat Imam, Chief Operating Officer at RESOLVE said, “We expect the OPA-90 response business sector to stabilize before we make any decision regarding 2012 fees. RESOLVE assures the industry that any retainers the company may charge in 2012 through 2015 will be extremely competitive, and never the highest.”
The USCG OPA-90 regulations finalized requirements for salvage and marine fighting response (SMFF) on December 31, 2008. February 22, 2011 is the deadline for most Vessel Response Plans to include a SMFF section with a named and contracted primary responder. The USCG issued further guidance on this implementation September 27th with NVIC 2-10. RESOLVE completed a thorough review of NVIC 2-10 and adapted their response posture to better serve any plan holders contracting with RESOLVE.
“RESOLVE is at the forefront of this new regulatory implementation. We are ensuring that plan holders who cite RESOLVE in their vessel response plans are meeting every letter of the new law. RESOLVE has already issued a number of Funding Agreements, and we are ramped up to review vessel pre-fire plans through the February 22 deadline. Some of the first plans being reviewed by the USCG since September 1st have named RESOLVE Marine Group as their primary SMFF responder,” said RESOLVE’s Director of Regulatory Affairs, Matt Hahne.
RESOLVE has resources and equipment depots in all major U.S. ports and COTP zones to meet the USCG’s requirements for SMFF response, under the new OPA-90 regulations. RESOLVE personnel and equipment are located for rapid deployment to any vessel fire or casualty that could result in an oil spill, anywhere within United States waters. With its increased capacity, RESOLVE meets all salvage and marine firefighting requirements for Vessel Response Plans (VRP), for full compliance with the newly amended Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA90 ) regulations.
RESOLVE Marine Group is the industry leading marine salvage and emergency response company offering comprehensive marine firefighting, lightering, and wreck removal services as well as marine emergency response training, worldwide. To learn more, visit www.resolvemarine.com/opa90Read more
Resolve Marine Group Opens New Orleans Operations
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New Orleans, LA, September 13, 2010 – Resolve Marine Group (RESOLVE) has opened a New Orleans base of operations at 643 Magazine Street, Suite 304. The marine salvage, firefighting and emergency response company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL and maintains operations in Theodore, Alabama, as well as London, UK and in Singapore. The New Orleans location strengthens Resolve’s commitment to the maritime industry in the Gulf states and expands the marine salvor’s reach along the Gulf Coast and into the Mississippi River corridor. Since April, RESOLVE has operated a fleet of more than 100 vessels out of Theodore, AL in support of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill skimming and related operations in four Gulf states and offshore, as a subcontractor to BP.
Heading RESOLVE’s New Orleans base is former Coast Guardsmen Matthew Hahne. Hahne joins the company as Director of Regulatory Affairs and will focus on OPA-90 implementation, offshore immediate response regulations, and tank barge response, among other marine services for tanker, cargo and other large commercial vessels.
“Matt brings to RESOLVE more than 20 years’ experience in the commercial maritime industry. He is a veteran emergency responder in south Louisiana, where he was the Navy’s liaison to the State during Hurricanes Gustav, Ike and other storms. With four of the United States’ top fifteen ports here in the Mississippi corridor, we are well positioned to meet the emergency response needs of commercial vessels throughout the Gulf and lower Mississippi.
A New Orleans presence was the logical next step in our company’s growth”, said Joe Farrell, President and Founder of RESOLVE.
Hahne was most recently with the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) Eighth District where he was instrumental in developing commercial ship decontamination plans for the Deepwater Horizon spill response. While with the USCG, Hahne was recalled by the Navy Reserve to be the interim Haitian Port Director for Operation Unified Response following the 2010 earthquake. Hahne led a multi-agency, international government-commercial team in rebuilding Haitian ports. RESOLVE Marine Group was among those commercial team members arriving with relief supplies, and later worked with Hahne to clear obstructions and rebuild the ports.
Resolve Marine Group is an industry leading marine services organization with a primary focus on salvage and emergency response, worldwide. RESOLVE offers comprehensive salvage and marine firefighting services including Emergency Response, Lightering, Towing, Cargo Recovery and Wreck Removal services, --and emergency response training through Resolve Maritime Academy. Its divisions include Resolve Salvage & Fire (Americas), Inc., a Primary Resource Provider for ship owners and operators, that fulfills all U.S. Coast Guard OPA-90 requirements for marine salvage and firefighting in U.S. waters. RESOLVE also provides coastal recovery and reefing services. For more information, please visit www.resolvemarine.com www.coastalrecovery.org www.resolvefire.com.Read more
Resolve Responds to Clipper Adventurer
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, September 2, 2010 -
RESOLVE Marine Group, the Florida-based marine salvage, firefighting and emergency response company with worldwide operations, has been awarded the salvage of the 331-foot Clipper Adventurer cruise ship that ran aground on uncharted rocks near Nunavut in Canada's Northwest Passage on Friday, August 27.
The Miami-based ship owner/operator International Shipping Partners awarded RESOLVE the Lloyds Open Forum salvage contract Wednesday. The P.I. Club for the vessel is Steamship Insurance Management Services, Ltd.
RESOLVE's salvage master and salvage engineer arrived on the ship August 29 and immediately began assessment of damage to the 35-year-old ship, following evacuation of passengers by the Canadian Coast Guard. Plans are underway to remove fuel and perform temporary repairs to breaches in the hull in preparation to refloat and tow the vessel to Cambridge Bay. RESOLVE is working closely with the Canadian Coast Guard and other authorities to expedite the salvage.
Equipment from RESOLVE's Fort Lauderdale, FL and Mobile (Theodore), AL operations centers is being flown in to Cambridge Bay and Tuk, Northwest Territories and loaded on tugs for deployment to the stranded vessel. Salvage personnel will fly in from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Resolve Marine Group is an industry leading marine services organization with a primary focus on salvage and emergency response, worldwide. RESOLVE has offices in New Orleans, Theodore (Mobile), London, and Singapore as well as Fort Lauderdale. RESOLVE offers comprehensive salvage and marine firefighting services including Emergency Response, Lightering, Towing, Cargo Recovery and Wreck Removal services, --and emergency response training through Resolve Maritime Academy. Its divisions include Resolve Salvage & Fire (Americas), Inc., a Primary Resource Provider for ship owners and operators, that fulfills all U.S. Coast Guard OPA-90 requirements for marine salvage and firefighting in U.S. waters. RESOLVE also provides coastal recovery and reefing services. For more information, please visit :
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RESOLVE Marine Group Begins Salvage of Clipper Adventurer
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Fort Lauderdale, FL, September 2, 2010 - RESOLVE Marine Group, the Florida-based marine salvage, firefighting and emergency response company with worldwide operations, has been awarded the salvage of the 331-foot Clipper Adventurer cruise ship that ran aground on uncharted rocks near Nunavut in Canada's Northwest Passage on Friday, August 27.
The Miami-based ship owner/operator International Shipping Partners awarded RESOLVE the Lloyds Open Forum salvage contract Wednesday. The P.I. Club for the vessel is Steamship Insurance Management Services, Ltd.
RESOLVE’s salvage master and salvage engineer arrived on the ship August 29 and immediately began assessment of damage to the 35-year-old ship, following evacuation of passengers by the Canadian Coast Guard. Plans are underway to remove fuel and perform temporary repairs to breaches in the hull in preparation to refloat and tow the vessel to Cambridge Bay. RESOLVE is working closely with the Canadian Coast Guard and other authorities to expedite the salvage.
Equipment from RESOLVE’s Fort Lauderdale, FL and Mobile (Theodore), AL operations centers is being flown in to Cambridge Bay and Tuk, Northwest Territories and loaded on tugs for deployment to the stranded vessel. Salvage personnel will fly in from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Resolve Marine Group is an industry leading marine services organization with a primary focus on salvage and emergency response, worldwide. RESOLVE has offices in New Orleans, Theodore (Mobile), London, and Singapore as well as Fort Lauderdale. RESOLVE offers comprehensive salvage and marine firefighting services including Emergency Response, Lightering, Towing, Cargo Recovery and Wreck Removal services, --and emergency response training through Resolve Maritime Academy. Its divisions include Resolve Salvage & Fire (Americas), Inc., a Primary Resource Provider for ship owners and operators, that fulfills all U.S. Coast Guard OPA-90 requirements for marine salvage and firefighting in U.S. waters. RESOLVE also provides coastal recovery and reefing services. For more information, please visit www.resolvemarine.com www.coastalrecovery.org www.resolvefire.com.
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RESOLVE Expands Singapore Presence
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CONTACT: MARTHA LORD
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RESOLVE SALVAGE & FIRE (Asia) Pte Ltd./RESOLVE MARINE GROUP EXPANDS SINGAPORE PRESENCE
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, August 13, 2010 - Resolve Salvage & Fire (Asia), a division of United States based Resolve Marine Group, Inc., has expanded its presence in Singapore with the addition of Ajay Prasad, Operations and Technical Director. Prasad joins Resolve’s Managing Director- Singapore, Anuj Sahai, in the company’s Singapore office at #34-11 Centennial Towers, 3 Temasek Avenue, Singapore 039190. In addition to emergency and crisis response services, Resolve provides consulting services for operational and safety excellence to the international shipping and cruise industries, worldwide.
Resolve’s Singapore operation delivers a variety of services including: hands-on regional support for shipping interests in Asia; expert advice and counsel on the new United States Coast Guard’s OPA-90 requirements for all tanker vessels in U.S. waters; salvage matters; emergency crisis and response, and related training for shipping industry clients. Recently Resolve Salvage & Fire (Asia) managed the oil spill response for the Bunga kelanatiga following a collision in the Singapore Straits, utilizing Resolve’s Asia network of emergency response suppliers and resources.
Capt. Anuj Sahai, Managing Director of Resolve Salvage and Fire (Asia) Pte Ltd., is an industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in international shipping. He has most recently been involved with an oil spill response in Singapore, and conducting Crisis Response, Risk Management and Human Factors Incident Investigation workshops for marine clients in Asia. He was previously Head, Risk and Human Factors Services with Lloyd’s Registers (MCS).
Capt.Ajay Prasad, Director,Operations & Technical at Resolve, has worked in the marine industry for 17 years. Previously, he was with the Eitzen Group as Marine- QE Superintendent, Chemical Tanker Operations Superintendent and most recently Senior Operations Manager (Commercial). Prasad’s focus has been operational safety reviews of chemical tankers transporting toxic and dangerous chemicals and providing expert advice to tanker masters for cargo related and other emergencies; he has led various investigations of serious marine casualties and been involved in major incident casualty responses.
Resolve Marine Group is an industry leading marine salvage and emergency response company offering comprehensive marine firefighting, lightering, and wreck removal services as well as marine emergency response training and reefing services worldwide. A Primary Resource Provider for ship owners and operators, Resolve Marine Group fulfills all United States Coast guard OPA-90 requirements. For more information, please visit our websites: www.resolvemarine.com www.coastalrecovery.orgRead more
Resolve Marine Joins Forces with Five Oceans Salvage
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 27, 2010 - Resolve Marine Group and Five Oceans Salvage presented the new United States' OPA-90 regulations governing all tank vessels entering U.S. waters, on July 14, 2010 in Athens, Greece. Tanker and cargo ship owners, representatives and managers attended a reception hosted by Athens based Five Oceans Salvage and a presentation by Resolve Marine Group, a U.S. based salvage and marine firefighting company, to learn about the new requirements which are effective February 22, 2011. All tank and cargo vessels entering U.S. waters as of the February deadline must have filed a comprehensive Vessel Response Plan (VRP) with the U.S. Coast Guard. Captain Farhat Imam, Chief Operations Officer of Resolve Marine Group, described the specific requirements and procedures for a Vessel Response Plan in his presentation. In addition to naming a Qualified Individual, a Spill Manager and an Oil Spill Response Organization, shipping entities must name a Salvage, Firefighting and Lightering company to manage emergency and crisis response services. Resolve Marine Group presented their Funding Agreement, a pre-approved contract governing relationships with subcontractors who provide essential equipment and services in emergency response situations. The Funding Agreement effectively prevents delays in emergency response that could occur while contacts are negotiated. Resolve's Funding Agreement encompasses all necessary Salvage, Towage and Firefighting capabilities, is approved by the U.S. Coast Guard, and conforms with the International Group guidelines for salvor contracts within Vessel Response Plans. Resolve is equipped and prepared to manage all Salvage, Firefighting and Lightering requirements of OPA-90 regulations in U.S. waters. OPA-90 regulations were created in response to the Exxon Valdez oil spill which had been the worst oil spill in U.S. history until the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Resolve Marine Group has been delivering a variety of services in support of oil spill skimming and clean-up activities in the Gulf since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig. Resolve also supported the firefighting response to the explosion. Resolve Marine Group is an industry-leading marine salvage and emergency response company offering comprehensive marine firefighting, lightering and wreck removal services as well as marine emergency response training, reefing, and maritime satellite-based tracking services worldwide. A primary resource provider for ship owners and operators, Resolve Marine Group fulfills all OPA-90 requirements. For more information about Resolve Marine Group, visit www.resolvemarine.com. Five Oceans Salvage specializes in salvage, towage, anchor handling and wreck removal operations worldwide. FOS has substantially invested in tugs and equipment and currently owns a fleet of six anchor handling/salvage tugs. FOS personnel combine expertise and experience in all types of casualties, and have successfully completed salvage operations and numerous anchor handling/supply and offshore support operations in Africa and Southeast Asia. For more information, visit www.fiveoceansalvage.com.
Resolve Marine Group and Five Oceans Salvage team members (L-R) Capt. Farhat Imam, COO and Martha Lord of Resolve, XP Constantinides, President of Five Oceans, Joe Farrell, President of Resolve, Nikolaos Pappas, Managing Director and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Commercial Director of Five Oceans.
Attendees listening to the presentation.
Nikolaos Pappas of Five Oceans welcomes attendees.
Capt.Farhat Imam of Resolve presents new OPA90 regulations to attendees.
Capt. Farhat Imam explains OPA-90 regulations.
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Resolve Marine Group Responds to Collision in Port Arthur, Texas
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Port Arthur, TX - January 2010
On January 23rd, an emergency response team from Resolve Salvage and Fire (Americas), Inc. responded to a call from an OPA 90-client after a crude oil tanker collided with a barge at Port Arthur in the Sabine-Neches Waterway. The barge had penetrated two of the tanker's forward cargo tanks. Locked together and grounded across the narrow channel, the casualty vessels blocked supply shipments to local refineries. Several nearby communities had begun evacuation.
500,000 bbl capacity oil tanker transiting inbound in the ship channel at Port Arthur, Texas loaded with crude oil had a steering failure and collided with an inland tank barge and came to rest aground and sideways in the channel with the bow of the barge stuck in the bow of the ship. The damaged breached the No. 1 S cargo tank and approx. 10,000 bbl of crude oil was spilled from the tank. The crude oil had a high hydrogen sulfide content (a very lethal gas) and resulted in the evacuation of surrounding communities. The hydrogen sulfide gas created a very hazardous environment for working on and near the ship.
Developed immediate plan for fire suppression and fire standby including high capacity bulk foam capability and 24 hr standby with fire teams. Stabilized the vessel in place using 4 tugs - ship and barge separated during a shift in current and were thus stabilized separately. Developed salvage plan to include lightering of cargo from through the side damage and from the wing ballast tank to drop the level of crude well below the damage to enable a safe transit condition out of the ship channel. Brought lightering barge alongside and commenced lightering operation - all salvage crew in protective air breathing apparatus and fire suits. Utilized high flow fire monitors for hydraulic ventilation to direct hydrogen sulfide vapors away from area during operations.
After lightering plan, developed transit plan and shifted the vessel to safe anchorage at Sun Terminal. Engineered offload sequence to minimize hull stressed in way of damage. Continued to provide FF standby and supported operation to remove hazardous cargo from all ballast tanks and clean tanks and prepare ship for transit to shipyard.
Resolve Marine Group, Inc provides emergency response around the world to vessels in distress. The Salvage and Fire division specializes in Emergency Salvage Response, Lightering, Marine Fire-Fighting, and can be cited in OPA 90 vessel response plans for salvage, marine firefighting and lightering coverage. For more information, please visit www.resolvesalvage.com.
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Deep Water Recovery
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PORT EVERGLADES, FL - On December 18th Resolve Marine undertook a search to recover an anchor and over 1,000 feet of chain lost by C.V. Cap Mondego in the Port Everglades Anchorage two miles off the Fort Lauderdale beaches.
Using side scan sonar and magnetometer technologies and starting from coordinates provided by the ship, Resolve's search pattern ultimately covered approximately two square miles in waters 550 ft. deep. The electronic survey revealed several substantial anomalies in the vicinity of the point where the anchor was reportedly lost.
Based on the survey's findings, salvage tug Resolve Pioneer was outfitted with a large anchor hawk and grappling gear sized for the lost anchor and chain, an estimated weight of almost 60 tons. The tug started the physical search on January 2nd. After two days searching the area and raising several large masses of wire rigging, the tug raised a long length of heavy chain to the surface. A dive survey verified that the object hooked was indeed part of an anchor rode. Using the tug's shark jaws and main tow winch, 12 shots of chain and a ship's bow anchor were raised to the work deck. Search and recovery were completed in only a few hours.Read more
Resolve Marine Haiti Relief Efforts Underway
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MIAMI, January 19, 2010 - Resolve Marine salvage tug Resolve Pioneer and crane barge RMG-300 carrying a team of salvage technicians, equipment and humanitarian supplies departed for Haiti early this morning. Resolve is prepared to provide services to reopen Port-au-Prince including underwater survey, wreckage removal, cargo unloading and any other assistance that may be required. The team is scheduled to arrive later this week. "We are eager to get there and help. After seeing the images of destruction and the desperation on the faces of the people on the news we knew we had to do something," said CEO Joseph E. Farrell while supervising the load out in Port Everglades, Florida. In addition to crews, specialized equipment, and support materials, Resolve is carrying aid supplies on behalf of Food for the Poor and Agape to the devastated city. Resolve is looking to help clear berthing areas for cargo shipments arriving at the main seaport in Haiti. Ships containing food and medical supplies have been forced to dock elsewhere due to the damage left by the earthquake. Reopening the central port facilities should improve logistics. Resolve has had frontline experience operating in emergency situations including the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the Value Jet 592 recovery effort. Resolve Marine Group Inc. provides emergency response around the world to vessels in distress. The Marine Services division specializes inconstruction, harbor clearance, remediation of environmental damages and the restoration of biological diversity. For more information, please visit www.resolvemarine.com. Read more
RESOLVE Awarded Tender to Remove Fuel from Capsized Vessel in India
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Salvage crews from international salvage company Resolve Marine Group, Inc. have begun recovery work this week on the iron ore carrying vessel ‘Black Rose’ which sank last month in the Bay of Bengal, India.Resolve’s team was awarded the tender by the Paradip Port Trust and will be pumping some 925 tonnes of fuel oil and 50 tonnes of diesel oil, as reported by officials, from the stricken ship which sank with the loss of one life 5km off the Paradip coastline on September 9th. The accident spot is close to the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, one of the world’s few remaining nesting sites for the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles.
The Mongolian flagged vessel was carrying about 25,000 tonnes of iron ore fines as well as 975 tonnes of fuel oil & diesel oil, which is believed to be secure within a double bottom tank.
Resolve has dispatched a team of seven personnel to complete the task and will utilize local dive resources when possible. The team arrived last week and is already well underway as of this week. This team consists of a select group of salvage masters, engineers, and commercial divers who were chosen for their familiarity with this environmentally delicate project.
Furthermore, due to the environmentally sensitive nature of this project, the proximity to the nature preserve, and the highly flammable contents being removed, Resolve is doing everything in its power to assure that proper precautions are taken. The most environmentally friendly & proven techniques are being utilized and the pollutants will be removed in the most expeditious timeframe possible.
Resolve anticipates that the project will last approximately four to six weeks baring any unforeseen setbacks. Currently, the only variable Resolve can foresee as an issue is the weather in the area. There is a small window of relatively calm weather in which Resolve plans to complete this project. If there are any variations from the current forecasts or projections, Resolve will work diligently to assure its completion date is minimally altered.
Resolve’s project scope entails the removal of the fuel oil and diesel oil from the vessels tanks only. The capsized condition of the vessel and the remaining 25,000 tonnes of iron ore prevent the vessel from being refloated and will be treated as a wreck removal. The wreck removal will be a separate project that Resolve hopes to be tasked with given their familiarity with this project thus far.
Paradip Port Trust authorities chose Resolve to carry out this work because of the company’s “vast experience in salvaging fuel from sunken ships,” according to PPT chairman Mr. Raghuramiah.
Captain Farhat Imam, Chief Operations Officer for Resolve Marine Group, was quoted as saying,
“Given the sensitive nature of this undertaking, we want to make it noted that the Paradip Port Trust has been absolutely crucial in facilitating and expediting our efforts on this project and the cooperation, thus far, from local authorities has been excellent.”
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RESOLVE MARINE Coral Shows Extensive Growth
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(Left) The Resolve Coral Project began Oct. 23, 2007; (Right) The Resolve Coral Project shows extensive growth as seen here on January 13, 2009
January 13th, 2009 Broward County, Florida
On a recent dive survey off of Broward County, FL, RESOLVE coral expert Clay Backus and consultant Mike Haley conducted the most recent iteration of measurements in support of the Coral Growth Project.
The findings revealed extensive growth over the 15 month project span, especially when compared to adjacent natural assemblages. Based on the successes to date, Resolve is currently exploring options to expand the scope and scale of the project in partnership with RSMAS (Rosenthiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science), University of Miami.
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RESOLVE MARINE’S Augmented Reality Training Unit (ART) Mobilizes to East Coast
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December 19th, 2008 Long Beach, CA -- After another successful training season on the U.S. West Coast, Resolve's mobile Augmented Reality Training Unit (ART) is being relocated to South Florida for its seasonal rotation at Port Everglades (Ft. Lauderdale) and the Port of Miami. The West Coast training season included training the U.S. Navy Submariners in Bangor, WA, the U.S. Marine Corp at Camp Pendleton, and numerous fire departments throughout the Western states.
The "mobile training unit" is being delivered to the U.S. East Coast to commence HazMat training for the Cruise Ship Industry during the winter months at the Florida ports.
Along with the South Florida Cruise Ship market, the ART Unit will also serve as an important training tool along the Eastern Seaboard.
The ART Unit is a technologically advanced mobile training facility that provides at your door service. For more information, please contact Mike Holloway at mholloway@resolvemarine.com
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RESOLVE MARINE Transports Azipods in Bahamas
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January 10th, 2009 Freeport, Bahamas
Resolve Marine Group successfully transported a large Azipod in the Bahamas for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. The Azipod, which is a marine propulsion unit consisting of electrically driven propellers mounted on a steerable pod, weighs approximately 180 Tons. It was transported via Resolve's RMG 400 crane barge, which had to undergo ballasting and counter-weighting to ensure the safety of the project.
Leading the efforts for Resolve was Project Manager Troy Caras, Crane Operator Matthew Gaspard, barge crewmen Wes Woessner, Pedro Gonzales, Desmond Newman, and Michael Bailey and boat captain Kim Thompson.
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RESOLVE Removes Wreck in South Padre, TX
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on January 27, 2009
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(Both) The fishing vessel is hard aground the jetty
December 18th, 2008 - South Padre Island, TX
A Resolve Marine Group team has successfully removed the remains of a fishing vessel in South Padre Island, TX.
The vessel was forced onto the end of the south jetty at the south end of South Padre Island on November 23rd, 2008 during rough seas. Due to the continued exposure to large waves on the vessel, the hull eventually gave way and the vessel was broken in two.
(Left) The vessel is broken in half; (Right) The two halves are pulled from the water
Resolve's team, led by Project Manager Tim McKinnis and Troy Caras, successfully removed the two halves via crane barge. Remarkably, this project was completed without incident or any pollution.
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Double Hull Tank Barge
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on January 19, 2009
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On November 11th, 2005 a double-hulled tank barge struck underwater debris which gouged a 35 x 6 hole in the vessels starboard bow, puncturing both hulls and damaging the number one cargo tank. The vessel was carrying approximately 5 million gallons of #6 fuel oil when it capsized approximately 30 miles offshore.Resolve was called upon to provide a detailed salvage plan as well as all resources and expertise required to lighter the cargo and bring the hull safely afloat and deliver it to safe harbor. Resolve has built its reputation by taking on this type of unique project and was thus the most qualified emergency salvage contractor to tackle this job.
The Resolve Team of Salvage Masters, Divers and Technicians provided a heavy weather mooring plan, dive surveys, damage control, systems design and installation, dewatering, selective ballasting, contaminated ballast control, refloating, debris recovery, pollution control and safe towing of the vessel to port while minimizing the risk of any further oil leakage or pollution. (Further details can be found under our "Projects" Page.
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RESOLVE Baltimore Project Update
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on January 5, 2009
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(Left) Workers cleaning oily water from one of the holds; (Right) The cleaned holds of the SEAWITCH
December 2nd, 2008 - Baltimore, MD USA
Resolve's ongoing project is now a step closer to completion after the SEAWITCH was successfully moved from her dockage at the old Kurt Iron and Metal Factory to the graving dock at Sparrow's Point.
(Left) The SEAWITCH being pushed to her new home; (Right) The SEAWITCH entering the graving dock at Sparrow's Point.
After months of preparation and cleaning, she was moved to a graving dock at Sparrow's Point and will undergo further cleaning before she can be cut up and scrapped. To read the official USCG Unified Command press release, please click the below link:
http://www.seawitchcleanup.com/go/site/1925/
(Left) View of the bow of SEAWITCH; (Right) The SEAWITCH is dry-docked at Sparrow's Point where it is being cut up for disposal.
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RESOLVE Called to Costa Rica to Refloat Grounded Dredge
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on December 12, 2008
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(Left and Right) Fifteen foot swells continue to batter the stranded dredge
Puerto Limon, Costa Rica- Nov. 20th, 2008
Resolve Marine Group, Inc. was activated on November 20, 2008 to send a Salvage Team to Costa Rica to make a fuel transfer and refloat the stranded dredge. The vessel broke free of its anchorage during rough weather that saw swells reach 5 meters.
(Left) The vessel is being pushed onto the rocks; (Right) Heavy seas continue to surround the site of the casualty
Resolve's team continues to battle rough seas that have made the project difficult at times. Dive surveys and defueling operations are underway and the team is testing all of the vessels compartments by dewatering and/or inducing air into them.
The salvage team is led by Salvage Masters Frank Leckey and Rich Habib, Salvage Officer Ray Fortin, Project Coordinators Eric Shelley and Clay Backus, and Divers Mike Carista, Andrew White, and Bill Rittenhouse.
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RESOLVE Responds to Grounded Barges at Foot of Active Volcano in Montserrat, Lesser Antilles
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on December 12, 2008
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(Left) One of the barges aground due to the effects of Hurricane Omar; (Right) The active volcano on Montserrat
Montserrat, Lesser Antilles-Oct.17th 2008
Resolve Marine Group, Inc. was called upon to respond to two grounded barges in Montserrat at the foot of an active volcano.
The barges were being towed via tug when the effects of Hurricane Omar caused them to break away and run aground.
(Left and Right) The 230' tank barge sitting high and dry 60 feet from the shoreline
One of the barges was refloated within a few days of the hurricane and taken to anchorage, while the other remained high and dry, approximately 60 feet from the shoreline until Resolve's team could assess the situation and refloat it.
(Left) The glowing volcano at night; (Right) Progress can be seen on the jobsite
This grounded 230' tank barge was carrying approximately 30 tons of heavy fuel residuals and was resting at the foot of the active volcano making its location difficult to access. The volcano was last active as recent as August of 2008, prompting Resolve to have vessels on standby in the event of an eruption.
(Left) The roller bladders placed under the barge; (Right) Creating a ramp/launch-way for refloating the barge
Using "roller bladders", which were placed underneath the barge and a tug which pulled the barge off of the beach, the barge was successfully refloated and taken to anchorage on November 6th, 2008.
(Left) The barge is in the last stage of the final refloat process; (Right) Roller bladders placed under the barge
(Both) The barge entering the water as it is refloated
(Left) The barge entering the water; (Right) The barge is completely refloated
Resolve's Response team was led by Senior Salvage Master Frank Leckey, Salvage Techs Clay Backus, Beau Hartwick, and Salvage Divers Wes Woessner and Michael Carista.
Less than one month later, on November 28th, the volcano erupted again with a pyroclastic explosion that sent ash 40,000 ft into the air and decimated the area where our salvage team was working.
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Load-Out Completed by RESOLVE
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(Left) The Navy barges await to be loaded; (Right) Resolve's team secures the self propelled barge to crane rigging
Mobile, AL- November 20th, 2008
Resolve Marine Group recently completed a heavy lift project in Mobile, AL. The load-out entailed loading and securing 10 side-loading warping tugs for the Navy that weighed approximately 100 Tons each.
(Left) One of the Navy tugs being loaded onto the barge; (Right) The loaded tugs on the ocean going barge
Using the RMG 250 Crane Barge, Resolve was able to lift the "tugs" onboard an ocean going barge. Leading the efforts for Resolve was Troy Caras and crane operator Danny Horning.
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Montserrat Salvage
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(Left) Interesting job removing barges at the foot of an active volcano!; (Right) One of the grounded barges
(Left) The barge is high and dry, 60 ft from the shoreline; (Right) The barge was grounded due to the effects of Hurricane Omar
(Left) The barge seen from the inbound supply vessel; (Right) Coming upon the site
(Left) A flyover reveals progress on the job site; (Right) Some of the equipment used on the job, "roller bladders" can be seen in the background
(Both) The roller bladders have are being placed under the barge in anticipation of the refloat
(Left) The roller bladders under the barge; (Right) A dozer excavates/grades the shoreline to create a launch-way for refloating
(Left) The barge is in the final stage of the refloat process; (Right) The roller bladders underneath the barge
(Both) The barge enters the water as it is refloated
(Left) The barge entering the water; (Right) The barge is refloated and headed to anchorage
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RESOLVE President Recognized by Seafarer’s House
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on December 4, 2008
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