Fresh from tackling maritime salvage work in Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Florida-based salvor Resolve Marine Group is spearheading salvage and humanitarian efforts in the Caribbean after hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Nick Sloane, the former salvage master of the Costa Concordia who is now a Resolve director, was one of the first on site to lead the operation.
The company tells TradeWinds it is in the process off assembling one of the “largest commercial fleets of emergency response vessels ever to respond to a Caribbean disaster".
Equipment needed
Given the scale of the problem, Resolve is sending more salvage equipment to the site, which it then aims to use in reconstruction efforts.
“Once the cleanup and wreck removal phases are in hand, Resolve will be offering our services and equipment to rebuild the maritime facilities,” the company said.
It will also be using the region as a base to tackle other marine salvage work. “These additional resources allow us to offer our services to other casualties,” it added.
Among the equipment sent is Resolve's largest crane barge, the 1,400-ton lift capacity Conquest (built 2012). Also featuring at the centre of salvage operations is the 66-metre command centre and accommodation vessel Hawk Explorer (built 1984).
The 78-bollard pull tug Resolve Commander (built 1976) is also on site.
There are a further six Resolve crane barges now working or heading for the region. These include a 260-ton shear leg lifting capacity crane on its way from Texas and one light aircraft.
Resolve was established in 1980 by president and chief executive Joseph Farrell.
It now operates a global emergency response and salvage operation headquartered in Fort Lauderdale.
