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CHARITY

Left to Right: Michael Eckart, Project

Development Manager at Sherwin Wil- liams, Chad Pregracke, President of

LL&W, Jim Yager, President of Yager

Marine, and Ed Shearer, Principal Na- val Architect at The Shearer Group, Inc.

its cargo consisted of 32 containers of mosquito nets owned by international charitable organization the Rotary Club through their subsidiary Rotarians Against

Malaria, a not-for-pro? t Non-Govern- mental Organization (NGO) engaged in a program aimed at eliminating Malaria in

Papua New Guinea. Each year, more than 1.2 million people in Papua New Guinea are struck down by Malaria.

Through the use of Long Lasting Insec-

The Shearer Group ticidal Mosquito Nets (LLIN’s), delivered free of charge, every household in Papua up garbage from the Ohio River in a more ef? cient way. TSGI New Guinea is protected against the scourge of mosquito- heard about Living Lands & Waters from several of its clients borne malaria. and when approached by Yager Marine to work on the project The nets aboard the grounded vessel were not insured and they jumped at the opportunity. the charity simply did not have the funds to pay a salvage

The TSGI designed 150’ x 32’ x 5’ crane barge is equipped award. T&T Salvage, who undertook the salvage of the ves- with a stern ramp to accommodate a small towboat, bulwarks sel and her cargo under the internationally recognized Lloyds to contain deck loads of trash, handrails for personal protec- Form of Salvage Agreement (LOF), agreed to release the car- tion, and other appurtenances. A John Deere Model 210G hy- go without salvage security. T&T Salvage, together with sub- draulic crawler crane rigged for grab work is also installed and contractors Paci? c Towing PNG, will pay this cargo’s share of the uniquely designed coamings along either side of the barge any salvage award or settlement out of their own pocket, sub- will help hold the trash being collected. stantially reducing any pro? t they will make under the LOF.

Living Lands & Waters (LL&W) is a non-pro? t environ- Mauricio Garrido, President of T&T Salvage, said “what mental organization with a mission to aid in the protection, better ‘award’ can we receive than the opportunity to help kids preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the in real need. It is not always about the money.” Ron Seddon, nation’s major rivers and their watersheds. LL&W has grown chairman of Rotarians Against Malaria added, “The decision to be the only “industrial strength” river cleanup organization that T&T Salvage has made will assist us in our endeavors to like it in the world. LL&W’s crew hosts river cleanups, water- eradicate malaria from PNG and for this we sincerely thank shed conservation initiatives, workshops, tree plantings, and them for their generosity - Rotarians Against Malaria have de- other key conservation efforts. cided to award Rotary’s highest recognition to T&T Salvage

The philanthropy at TSGI and its sister company Bristol in the form of a Paul Harris Corporate Award.”

Harbor Group, Inc., doesn’t end there. This year, they also

TENNECO donated older laptop computers that were no longer being used to a village in Guatemala through a church commitment Tenneco is one of the world’s largest designers, manufactur- that principal naval architect, Ed Shearer and his wife Gayle, ers and marketers of clean air products and systems, includ- participate in every year. Ed adds, “TSGI plans to continue to ing emission control systems for gasoline and diesel-powered donate to non-pro? t organizations in the future. We enjoy be- engines. The company entered the marine market in 2012 with ing able to give back to the community.” diesel aftertreatment systems designed to meet the new U.S.

EPA Tier 4 and IMO III regulations that require signi? cantly lower NOx emissions.

T&T SALVAGE

Earlier this year, when a small feeder container vessel ran With more than 29,000 employees working at more than aground off the coast of Papua New Guinea, a large part of 100 locations worldwide, the primary focus of the Tenneco’s 54 Maritime Professional 4Q 2015| | 50-63 Q4 MP2015.indd 54 11/18/2015 9:16:44 AM