Double Dutch make Croatian clean-up
'Cormorant' is seen removing a section of the sunken drydock from the Croatian shipyard
Dutch towage and salvage salvage operators Multraship Salvage and Mammoet Salvage have successfully completed the removal of the wreck of a floating dock which sank in June 2007 at the Viktor Lenac shipyard, Rijeka, Croatia.
The companies worked together to cut the wreck into 24 main pieces, each weighing up to 440 tons. Divers performed over 5km total length of underwater cutting work. Multraship's floating sheerlegs ‘Cormorant’ was then used to lift the sections out.
The 24 strong team began work under the leadership of Multraship project manager Paul Verschure and Mammoet salvage masters Jan Kalkman and Daniel van der Zwaan 8 January and completed the job by 10.
Leendert Muller, managing director of Multraship said, ‘This is a good example of the best of wreck removal in action. The cooperation between our companies to share resources meant we had the right teams and equipment on site quickly. But it still comes down to really hard work by the divers, and to skilful planning and coordination for the lifting. It's a big job, and a good job well done.’
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