Salvage and Wreck Removal Conference
4th Annual Conference on Salvage and Wreck Removal in India to be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Visakhapatnam on India's East Coast. This conference is being held for the first time in Visakhapatnam, a busy Dry Bulk Port, close to offshore activity in the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and Andaman Sea. Now in its fourth year, the Conference will review the latest developments in Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal strategies, methods and techniques for cargo vessels and also offshore vessels / installations examine recent accidents...collisions, groundings, oil spills and other
Bibby Offshore Secures Contract with MGTC
Offshore will supply its DP2 ROV support vessel, Bibby Spring. The vessel is equipped with dual ROVs, including the latest 150HP, 3000m-rated SMD Quasar, and complemented by a Lynx lightweight ROV suitable for dive support, inspection and repair. The 60 day project on the Yadana field in the Andaman Sea commenced on 16 February 2015, and will be carried out in water depths of up to 146 meters. Peter Hughes, Managing Director at BOS said: “Bibby Offshore has a longstanding relationship with Total, the majority stakeholder in the MGTC partnership, with a track record spanning more than
3rd Annual Conference on Salvage & Wreck Removal
, Conventions 4. discuss the state of preparedness to handle mega incidents in Indian waters and 5. assess the hazards posed by elderly wrecks around the Indian coastline and the cost of their removal ……special focus on India’s East Coast, the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea Conference attendees: Owners of Ships, Drilling rigs, FPSOs, AHTS vessels, DP1, 2 & 3 vessels and Supply boats, Underwater pipelines, LNG and Oil Terminals and Jetties managers, Ports and Maritime Authorities, Salvors, Maritime Insurers, P & I Clubs, Marine Casualty Investigator