Shipwrecks, fires and abandoned ships: Inside international salvage missions

From wartime wrecks to modern maritime mayhem, the International Salvage Union’s latest report reveals 15 missions in the first quarter of the year in a pertinent reminder that in salvage, writes Peter Barker, no two battles are ever the same.

'MSC Baltic III' remains hard aground in Newfoundland Canada (Canadian  Coast Guard)

From wartime wrecks to modern maritime mayhem, the International Salvage Union’s latest report reveals 15 missions in the first quarter of the year in a pertinent reminder that in salvage, writes Peter Barker, no two battles are ever the same.