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Maritime Salvage

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The TX-10000’s eight 1,000-hp thrusters—four on READY FOR WORK each barge—were pulled, inspected, and reconditioned. Xenos Marine has already secured a long-term contract

Hoses and electrical components were replaced. A com- with a major Gulf operator, with work expected to begin plete re-rigging of the crane blocks is also underway, with as early as June. Initial tasks will focus on platform decom- new wire shipped in from South Korea: four 3.5-inch missioning, including topside removals and jacket ree? ng main hoist wires (7,500 feet each) and four 2-inch aux- operations. The goal, says Fish, is to keep the TX-10000 iliary wires (5,000 feet each). These cables support four working close to home—primarily in U.S. waters—to primary 2,000-ton capacity crane blocks and four 500-ton serve domestic decommissioning and salvage markets.

auxiliaries, giving the vessel exceptional versatility for lift- Beyond the vessel itself, Xenos Marine brings a broad port- ing topsides, jackets, or wrecks. folio of supporting assets to the table. Under the combined

Once the wiring is installed, the TX-10,000 will un- Xenos and T&T umbrella, the company operates small deck dergo a full load test and sea trial series, including func- barges, supply and crew boats, and has engineering, diving, tional failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) to validate and survey capabilities in-house. Plans are underway to poten- offshore readiness. tially add a mid-size crane barge to support increased demand.

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