SALVAGES

We will try to introduce with this brief summary, the history of our Company and the kind of services we have been done during more than 40 years, to Ship Owners, Owners, Charters and on behalf of Insurance Companies, among salvages and several assistance.

B/T "YPF 26" year 1960
  Sunken bottom up (inverted hull) in la Plata River. Has been refloated with air injection, carried to Buenos Aires Portand turned it over with tackles of tools (Lug mizen sail tackle) in the Public Works Minister Slipway for Y.P.F S.A.
Rdor. "RETIRO" year 1962
  Sunken in in the Buenos Aires South Fairway. Refloated with assistance from the Floating Crane G-D 151 (A.G.P.). to thePublic Argentinian Fleet
B/M "SUSANA V", year 1980
  Sunken in 4th Espigón of Buenos Aires Port. Refloated with combined tackle of 2 mobile cranes of 300 T and 170 T. For Panchita G. Lines.
B/M "TORRIJOS" year 1982
Aground in the Parana River next to Ramallo Port. Raised ship through hydro dredging with submersible pumps, ballast movement (fuel, ballast and flood of holds) and traction with differential block. For Maritime Agency Tamul S.A.
B/P "MIKINAY" , year 1986
  Sunken in Mar del Plata Port, refloated by conventional method of bale out and blow air of compartments. For Chapaleo S.R.L.
B/P "MARIA DOLORES" ,
year 1992
  Sunken in Madryn Port list 95º to port side, refloated by conventional method of bale out and blow compartments. For Pesquera Cabo Frio S.A.

M/T "EGRET", year 1995
 
Cambered in half of their length for beaching, 21 leaks were plugged of it dilutes in the helmet and the flooded tanks were pumped. Allowing the
discharges of the petroleum and cleaning of tanks for its exit to dry-docking. For Cooper Brothers Lloyd's Agents and Salvage Association.

M/V "ANANGEL WINSDOM",
year 1996
  Sunken from stern in 155km of Parana River, showing an average in the hull of free communication with the river of 72 Mts². of surface, affecting 4th and 5th holds and double bottom tanks and top tank with fuel oil. Was realized clearance and disposition of 13000 tons of contaminated corn with hydrocarbon; templating, design, construction and installation of a metal palette of 14 tons weight, fuel oil picking up and bale out of the compartments. Once floating was moved 170 kilometers for its discharge and delivery to its assemblers in dry dock for reparation.

B/P "ALBERTO R", year 1996
  Sunken in Mar del Plata Port, refloated by conventional method of bale out and handling of differential blocks to recover stability. To Tusar y Asoc. Layers
Bza. "RAP-16" year 1997
  Suken in Bella Vista, Parana River kmt. 890. Refloated of bale and blow
combined. For Wepon CORP.
Dique Flotante ANP Nº 3, year 1998
  Sunken Montevideo Bay Uruguay. Refloated by conventional method of bale with hydrostatic valves, to diminish risks of structural damage. For Tsakos Naval Industries S.A.
B/P "PESUARSA II" year 1998
  Sunken in Necochea Port list 135º to berth side. Refloated by conventional method of bale out and handling of differential blocks (upright cupla to make hull return to its vertical). For Puerto Quequen Operators
Bza. "ARAMI" , year 1999
  Suken in the Kmt. 840 of the Parana River, bottom up (inverted hull) in 18
mts. of depth. Refloated by conventional method of bale out and blow compartments with hydrostatic valves, turned it over with tackles of tools (Lug mizen sail tackle) with Pontoon Crane "UPA". For Trasporte Fluvial Paraguayo CORP. / Mapfre Paraguay Insurance Company.
B/P "NEPTUNO", year 1999
  Sunken in Comodoro Rivadavia Port, refloated by conventional method of bale out and handling of differential blocks. To La Holando Sudamericana Insurance Company/ Jorge P. Vivanco Average Adjuster.
B/M "SPES", year 1999
  Aground in the Kiyu beach R.O of the Uruguay, 1000 tons was lighten of
cement bags and raised with traction of differential blocks and powered machine.
For Stamatiou CORP.
B/A "ELSA B" year 2000
  Sunken in position turned bell (inverted hull) blocking the navigation under the bridge in Parana de las Palmas River. Was blown in that position and carried out of the navigation channel, then refloated of bale and blow air, upright with Grúa Flotante "MAGNUS IX". To Silos Areneros Buenos Aires.
Bza. "PANCHITA G-9", year 2000
  Suken in Escobar, Parana de las Palmas River, it was refloated by conventional method of bale out and blow compartments for Panchita G Line.
B/M "CORRIENTES II", year 2000
  Aground in Uruguay River, 2500 tons was lighten of forge caol and raised with tugs. For Rio Turbio S.A.
B/M "DANIS KOPER" , year 2000
  Assistance in La Plata Bay with big hole in hold Nº 5, one carries out obturation of the same and pump the water, for their entrance to port for repair. For Maritime Agency Silversea CORP.
M/V "WESTERN OPAL" year 2001
  Assistance, underwater and surface repairs for crash to dock in the Port
Delta Dock of the Parana River. Repair certified for Det Norske Verytas. For Silversea CORP.
B/A "DON MÁXIMO", year 2001
  Sunken in 225 kmt. Parana Guazu River. Refloated of bale and blow combined handling and lifting with Floating crane "Hercules". To Aridos de Campana S.A.
Aliscafo "COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO",Chata "PRIM GLEN"
  Sunkens in Rocha Turn, Riachuelo. Refloated with Grúa Flotante "HERCULES". To Comité Ejecutor de La Cuenca Hídrica Matanza-Riachuelo.
"LIGATNE" y "KIRA" , year 2001
  Sunken in Montevideo Bay Rep. Oriental of the Uruguay. Refloated of bale and blow combined handling and lifting with Floating crane "Hercules". Conditioned for their transfer and tow to the Port of Ibicuy, Republic of Argentina, for their breaks up. For A.N.P. of Uruguay.
F/V "ANGELA WRIGHT"
  Ran aground on small island of stones in the Gulf San Jorge, it has done works of lightening, damage control and stretch it by tug with S/V "CAVENDISH SEA" of 8000 HP. It was impossible to rescure it, because she was cut into bits by strong wind and high swell before to get float.
Pusher Tug "PUEBLO ESTHER"
  Refloating pusher tug "PUEBLO ESTHER", sunken in rivulet Martín Chico, San Nicolas with a 90º of shore at 18 mts. of depth. It was refloated with combined lifting tackle of F/C "HERCULES" and barge "255", transported and convoied to the Dock of UABL S.A. in Pueblo Esther.
M/T "VITORIA"
  M/T "VITORIA" Assistance for hull damage reparation in Rada La Plata. Recovering of spill of 400 tons of fuel oil, plug of water leaks and pumping of fore peak, deep tank and pump room.
Bza. "DENISE" / Rdor. "POLARGO 6"
  Integrated Convoy Bza. "DENISE" / Rdor. "POLARGO 6". Refloated and discharge of containers with control of spills of dangerous substances. Using G/F "HERCULES", Pontoon "255" and Tug "ISABEL. Sunken in Kmt. 3,1 of the South Channel of access Port of Buenos Aires. For Antillana S.A.
Barge "IGUAZU 416"
  Barge "IGUAZU 416", sunken in the Port of New Palmira, Uruguay. Refloated with floating crane support, we proceeded at the discharge and transfering to another barge of 1100 tons of soya in bulk. For account of UABL CORP.
M/V "THOR GUARDIAN"
  M/V "THOR GUARDIAN", Attendance with divers and equipment for obturation of cracks and damages in the mid ship hull due collision with a scum in the Martin Garcia channel. Installation of bolted bottom hull plates of 6 mts. length for 0,50 mts. wide, construction of cement and steel boxes of 12 mts. length and 8 cbm of volume. Surveyed by theLloyd´s Register of Shipping. For account of Silversea S.A
Tug "GUAYCURU"
  Refloat, overstowing, final disposition (scrap) of the Tug "GUAYCURU", sunken in Riachuelo River, (Vuelta de Rocha), for those jobs it was necessary to deepen 5 mts. the channel around the ship and to use the combined force of the G/F/C "HERCULES" and the Pontoon "255". Customer: Comité Ejecutor de la Cuenca Matanza Riachuelo.
F/V "SIEMPRE DON PABLO"
 
Salvage F/V "SIEMPRE DON PABLO" turned bell (inverted hull), grounded in the coast at from 40 nautical miles from Rawson Port. Refloated by air injection and tugged atfrom inside part of the before mentioned port.. Turned up using two mobiles cranes for pumping out the water. Customer: La Holando Sudamericana Compañía de Seguros S.A.
S/V "MATIAS ERAUSQUIN"
  Deep diving in S/V "MATIAS ERAUSQUIN". Sunken in Km 225 Parana Guazu River, Joint venture with Almiron y Cia. S.R.L. Diving inspection and underwater works at jobs in 34 mts deep for to prepare the hull for lifting to lift and refloating with Floating Crane "MAGNUS IX". Customer: Gruamar S.A.
M/V "CAPITAN PANIGADI"
  Refloating, overstowing, final disposition (scrap) and setting in dry of the remainig hull of a ship ( Aprox. Weigh 350 tons) and of the partially flat bottoned hull of the M/V "CAPTAIN PANIGADI", length 120 mts. Breath 17 mts., sunken in the auxiliary Channel and shipyard of the Escuela Naval Rio Santiago Naval School Customer: Group Prensadora Quilmes.
REFLOATING "VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO"
  Refloating of the Tug. "VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO", sunken in the Inflammable Basin, Dock Sud, she was refloated by the Floating Crane "HERCULES" witihn the 18 hours after her sinking, liberating the channel access at the above mentioned basin. Client: Pontemar S.R. L.