Join Global for our presentation at the Clean Gulf Conference, Session 1D: Challenging Cases for the Salvor and the Coast Guard Field Perspective.

David DeVilbiss, Vice President of Casualty Marine and Emergency Response Services for Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. will present “The Challenges of Environmentally-Driven Wreck Removal”.

Abstract Summary: The paper will focus on the challenges faced with environmentally driven wreck removal projects. One case study is a large ex-navy tug that sank in California inside a graving dock that was inundated with contaminated soil. The environmental drivers behind the wreck removal required unique methods of salvage. The second case study focuses on a Japanese Tsunami dock removal, located in a remote part of the Washington Coast within a National Marine Sanctuary. Invasive species, multiple agencies and stakeholders, and logistically challenging parameters all played a part in the planning and execution of the work.