Ardent and Ardentia Join Forces
the submerged fishing trawler at 2.7 km underwater with remote operated vehicles in 2015. Ardentia has also completed the fuel and bunker removal of the M/T Woodford at 85m underwater in 2012, and the wreck removal of the trawler Santa Ana in Cabo Peñas, Spain. In May, 2015, Svitzer Salvage, a part of the Maersk Group, and Titan Salvage, under the Crowley Group, merged to form Ardent. Ardent sustains one of the most robust maritime preparedness programs in the industry for all vessels
Oil to be Removed from Sunken Ship off Canary Islands
Ardent, the recent merger of Titan and Svitzer Salvage and Ardentia Marine, a salvage and diving company based in Spain have, been awarded the contract to remove oil from the sunken fishing trawler Oleg Naydenov off the coast of Gran Canarias, Spain. On April 11, the vessel sustained a fire that quickly got out of control. All crew were able to abandon the vessel safely but due to the intensity of the fire, firefighting experts were unable to gain access to board the vessel and she sank approximately 15 nautical miles southwest of Gran Canarias. The vessel now sits upright on the seabed at a
3rd Annual Conference on Salvage & Wreck Removal
, Partner, Singapore RESOLVE Marine Group Capt Farhat Imam, COO, Fort Lauderdale, USA SEMCO Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd Mr Bas Wiebe, General Manager, Singapore SMIT Salvage Mr Hemant Phul, Operations Manager, Singapore Steamship Mutual Mr Chris Adams, Head of Loss Prevention SVITZER Salvage Capt Seva Vadiveloo, Senior Salvage Master, Singapore TITAN Maritime (SEA) Pte Ltd Mr Chandran Mathavan, Singapore Now in its third year, the Conference will: 1. review the latest developments in Marine Salvage and Wreck Removal strategies, methods and techniques for cargo vessels and
December 2025
