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94MNNovember 2011PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Inland Salvage CompletesSalvage, Lightering of Barge Inland Salvage Inc. recently com- pleted the removal of approximately 1000 tons of structural scrap steel from a sunken hopper barge and sub- sequent salvage of the barge which had been obstructing a loading dock on the Mississippi River near LaPlace, LA. Immediately upon being notified by the dock's owner that Inland Salvage Inc. (ISI) had been appointed as the salvor, ISI responded to the sinking of the 195' hopper bargeladen with 1,000 tons of scrap metalwhen the barge sank.ISI quickly mobilized salvage equip- ment and personnel and were on scene within 3 hours of receiving the notice to commence operations. Adive survey was conducted and the casualty was found to be buckled, sit-ting on the river bottom, and listing to port 6 feet. The casualty was buck- led 90 feet aft of the bow head log. The barge was found to be resting on river bottom with bow up river and hull parallel to the dock. There was approximately 35 feet of water over the top of cargo bin wall. Due to pre- viously scheduled incoming vessels, time was of the essence. Inland Salvage Inc. crews conducted 24 hour operations, lightering scrap metalfrom the sunken barge and perform- ing dive surveys throughout the 9 day evolution. www.inlandsalvage.com Inland Salvage Becomes GeneralMember of ASAInland Salvage Inc. (ISI) was recently voted in as a General Member of the American Salvage Association (ASA) dur-ing the 2011 National Maritime Salvage Conference and Exposition in Arlington, VA. RESOLVE Salvage & Fire Removes Wreck from St. Lucia 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 con- tainer ship sank in January 2010 at a depth of 110 feet in the shipping lanethree miles outside Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. The wreck sank on its star- board side and spilled its topside load of containers adjacent the wreck. 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 an engi- neering plan was followed to press air to the ship to complete the initial roll upside down. The hull was then sys- tematically 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 deep- er 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 chal- lenges for the salvage team. Strong ocean currents over three knots were common, as were ocean swells, tropi- cal weather and multiple tropical storms that impacted the project site. www.resolvemarine.com Global Diving & Salvage Welcomes New Regional General ManagerGlobal Diving & Salvage, Inc. has announced the advancement of Deirdre Daily to General Manager of the Alaska Region. Throughout her time with Global as the Alaska Region Office Manager she has been involved in all aspects of thedaily operationsincluding assisting with estimatingand project management. She has built strong relationships with clients, participating in industry associations and exhibiting at various tradeshows, and has fostered overall business development in the region. www.gdiving.com Canada?s Newest Ferry ? Grand Manan Adventure The new 85.37m Grand Manan Adventure passenger/vehicle ferry has returned back to Black?s Harbour, New Brunswick after being dry- docked at a shipyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia due to an internal mechanicalfailure of one of two 470 kw electric MN#11 (82-97):MN 2011 Layouts 11/3/2011 9:52 AM Page 94