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Salvage of Cargo Vessel M/V Olivia

*Name of Vessel*	M/V Olivia
*Date of Incident*	October 14, 2007
*Place of Incident*	Karadeniz Ereğli – Zonguldak / TÜRKİYE
*Incident*	Antigua flagged, 4015 GRT cargo ship Olivia had an accident by running aground 50 meters away from the shore as a result of breaking of her ropes due to a gale while she was in Madenci Shipyard for maintenance. Bottom of the ship was damaged, her holds were filled with water, and she generated a risk for marine and environmental pollution due to the fuel on the ship. The salvage operation of the vessel was given to our company by the signed agreement.
*Working Dates*	October 19, 2007 – November 5, 2007
*Organizations Involved*	§ Association of Hanseatic Marine Underwriters (P&I Club) § MS “Vanessa” Conship GmbH & Co. Reederei KG (Shipowner) § Soytrans Shipping Agency (Agency of the Ship) § BTD Bebek Tur Turizm Denizcilik İnşaat Su Altı İşleri § T.R. Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Maritime Affairs, Directorate of Samsun Region, Karadeniz Ereğli Harbour Master’s Office § T.R. Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Customs, Karadeniz Ereğli Directorate General of Customs § T.R. Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Customs, Karadeniz Ereğli Directorate General of Customs Enforcement § T.R. Ministry of Transport, Directorate General of Coastal Safety, Centre of İstanbul Vessel Traffic Services § TDİ Turkish Maritime Organization Inc., İstanbul Port Directorate § T.R. Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Maritime Affairs, İstanbul Harbour Master’s Office § ERDEMİR Ereğli Iron & Steel Works Co. § TÜPRAŞ Turkish Petroleum Refineries Co.
*Scope of Works*	After signing the wreck removal agreement, following operations were carried out under the supervision of the officers of Directorate General of Customs: § .Oil barriers were laid around the ship before beginning the operations and oil absorbents were kept ready against the leak risk during the operations. § .Before starting refloating operations, approximately 10 m³ oil contaminated with water and bilge water onboard were transferred into our land tankers in order to eliminate the environmental pollution risk and delivered to ERDEMİR for disposal. § .32 tons fuel oil, 17 tons diesel oil, and 4150 kg lubricating oil were discharged from the vessel and delivered to TÜPRAŞ. § .After discharging seawater by pumping from the holds, the vessel was refloated and then, towed the Karadeniz Ereğli Port. § .Following the inspection divings, temporary repairs were done. Then, the ship was towed to Tuzla and consigned to the shipowner. Tugboat Pehlivan-2 ve tugboat Pegasus-3 were used in the operations.