TITAN recognized with Lloyd’s list MCR award for Costa Concordia wreck removal efforts
TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s Houston-based marine salvage, emergency response and wreck removal company, was presented with the prestigious Maritime Casualty Response award during the Lloyd's List North American Maritime Awards ceremony and dinner, held in Houston last week. Accepting the honor before more than 300 people from Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean was TITAN’s Chris Peterson, vice president, Crowley said Thursday in a press release.
The Marine Casualty Response award recognized TITAN’s efforts in the Costa Concordia wreck removal project, which met the award criteria of representing an incident that threatened life, the environment and property. When selecting TITAN for the honor, the judges considered the team’s actions that directly attributed to protecting the marine environment during the project, including the team’s success in avoiding any additional damage to the wreck site during the parbuckling; the proactive steps taken to restore local flora and fauna; the partnership with the University of Rome to document the environmental, technical and engineering efforts, and more.
The cruise ship Costa Concordia partially sank in January 2012 after hitting a reef off the Italian coast and running aground at Isola del Giglio. Since then, TITAN has worked closely with partner Micoperi, an Italian company specializing in underwater construction and engineering, to refloat the wrecked cruiseliner and tow it away to a port, where it will be scrapped. The project is considered the largest wreck removal project in history.
“It was a true privilege to accept this award on behalf of the TITAN/Micoperi team and the hundreds of people who have worked tirelessly on this project,” said Peterson. “The recent successful parbuckling was special for so many reasons and to so many involved, including the residents of Giglio and Italy, our talented team, and the passengers who were impacted. And while we celebrate this, it is also important for those of us who represent an industry that responds to disaster to remember those who have lost their lives as a result of incidents such as this one, and that we honor and respect their families.”
Also representing the company during the event was TITAN’s Daniel Dolson, manager, marine operations, and Jimmy Nichols, commercial director, Americas; Crowley’s Scott Craig, director, marine development and compliance; Joe Sohlberg, manager, marine compliance; Bren Wade, manager, marine compliance; Suz Michel, vice president, talent management; and Marine Response Alliance’s (MRA) Samina Mahmood, manager.
About TITAN Salvage
TITAN, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corporation, is a worldwide marine salvage, emergency response and wreck removal company based in Houston, Texas, that has performed more than 450 salvage and wreck removal projects since 1980, including some of the most technically demanding projects ever undertaken. The company also has offices and equipment depots in the UK, Singapore & Australia. TITAN responds to vessel emergencies around the world and is able to mobilize a worldwide network of expert salvage professionals and specialized, portable equipment within hours of activation.
