Last week’s news of the sinking of roll-on roll-off car carrier M/V Felicity Ace provides a unique opportunity to illustrate and distinguish the two major types of marine salvage – pure salvage and ...

A Routine Departure Turns Into Disaster On September 8, 2019, the 656-foot car carrier MV Golden Ray departed the Port o ...

Most boat owners do not understand the intricacies of salvage, a unique part of maritime law that also has a blurred relationship to a towing service. Indeed, the law of salvage applies to all boats, ...

It has been ten years since the U.S. Salvage and Marine Firefighting Regulations were published: Is it time for a reassessment of the U.S. marine salvage posture? In 1982, the National Research ...

If you read my bio here on ZDNet you will see that I am a professional naval architect and marine salvage engineer by day and a mobile tech blogger by night. I was an officer in the USCG and served on ...

Salvage and marine firefighting are complex response efforts often undertaken in adverse weather and sea conditions. While no two oil spill responses are the same, the diversity of variation between ...

After 40 years in western Alaska, salvager Dan Magone is selling his namesake diving and marine rescue business. But, Magone will still be there to help when disaster strikes. Magone says he’s been ...

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ — Salvage efforts were set to get underway off Point Pleasant Beach this week to remove a commercial ...