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Joseph Farrell, III, Resolve Marine oices

Images: Resolve Marine Group efore turning 15, Joey had there is suction.” that designed the system for the patented for you, himself - at his own microbrew- two close calls on and Growing up, Farrell heard stories of heave-compensated chain puller lift sys- ery, LauderAle, which offers 36 beers on around ships that guide near misses, realizing salvage is serious tem on DB1, the heaviest salvage lift in tap. Located just outside Port Everglades him today, at 34. Real- business. the Americas.” in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., LauderAle is

B izing one should always “It reaf? rms what you knew and to a great decompression spot for off-the- study what is seemingly intuitive, he ap- minimize the risk in each scenario,” he Keeping Calm During Chaos clock staff after a long day of emergen- plies proven, problem solving techniques said. “As intuitive as it is, look into it. How do you run a business based cies.

when exploring submerged vessels and Resolve has an emphasis on personal on disasters? The difference between “Joey is not sitting in an ivory tower, new business opportunities. safety and all staff have an operational salvaging a vessel and the team blow- he is on the job” said Schauer.

“When I was really young, around four background.” ing up can be 15 minutes. There is no Although his last name is not Farrell, or ? ve years old, I fell through the deck Naval architecture and engineering wreck without an emergency; if Resolve Schauer prefers Resolve is privately of a barge, and got cut up,” said Joey Far- is integrated into daily operations for doesn’t respond within four hours of an owned, as the family has continuously rell. “Then when I was 13 or 14, a ship emergency response and wreck removal. emergency or ? re, the mission becomes reinvested in the company, propelling was aground off Jamaica. There was sug- There is an engineer on each team to wreck removal or a salvage. it forward, as other salvage companies ar in the water and it was murky. During assist in stabilizing every situation and Surprisingly, the now huge, family- merged or folded during his career. the dive inspection, I got sucked under- avoid mistakes. owned company does not reek of nepo- “Resolve didn’t have a single shackle neath the ship. It happened so quickly, af- “Wreck removal is reverse engineer- tism. in the Gulf of Mexico after Katrina,” said terwards I freaked out a little. After that, ing, deconstructing a ship,” said Todd Joey Farrell is humble, calm and di- Schauer. “Now we have a big facility and whenever I would dive around a wreck, Schauer, director of operations for Re- rect, with a dry sense of humor. He’s the a ? eet.”

I would feel around the corner to see if solve Marine Group. “Joey led the team kind of guy to buy you a beer - or brew it The ebb and ? ow of salvage business 30 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • NOVEMBER 2018

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