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EDITOR’S NOTE hesitate to use the words ‘timely’ in terms of this edition’s focus on salvage and spill response, but it is an unfortunate coincidence that we highlight these sectors in the midst of one of the

I worst hurricane seasons seen in many years. Those storms, so far including Irma, Harvey and others which have not yet played out, serve as a grim reminder as to just how important our response capabilities are to the collective waterfront. As this edition goes to press, these folks are hard at work responding to myriad crises wrought by the storms.

As much as stakeholders are loathe to make that inevitable call to their salvor, quali