| Jan 19 |
After the capsizing of the Rocknes in the vicinity of
Vatlestraumen, Norway SMIT Salvage BV was awarded the
salvage contract together with Eide Marine Services AS
as sub contractor at 18:00 hrs local time. |
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| Jan 28 |
The casualty was towed in her inverted state towards
the protected area of the CCB yard and was safely secured
alongside quay 11 where preparatory activities commenced
prior to the parbuckling operation. |
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| Feb 1 |
Divers completed operation to seal off bunker oil tanks.
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| Feb 2 |
Victim recovery operation starts. |
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| Feb 6 |
Salvage methodology chosen. |
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| Feb 10 |
Victim recovery operation suspended. 2 victims still
missing. |
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| Feb 9 |
Divers completed preparing ballast tanks for filling
with water and/or air pressurisation. |
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| Feb 18 |
Outfitting of Eide Marine Services AS for parbuckling
started at Hoylandsbygd. |
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| Feb 20 |
NCC was appointed as rock anchor subcontractor and excavating
operation commenced on Monday 23 February. |
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| Feb 27 |
Completed underwater activities with respect to deckfitting
removal, which were obstructing the passage of the parbuckling/hold
back wires, and fitting filling valves to ballast tanks.
Operation included underwater removal of 22 tons free
fall tower crane. |
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| Feb 29 |
Arranged valves, bollards (to connect rigging unto)
and bilge keel wire guides (to ensure heavy wires run
on top of the shipsframes) on Rocknes bottom plating.
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| Mar 1 |
Additional salvage equipment and wires for rigging arriving
by sea transport, and start fitting sheerstrake protectors. |
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| Mar 3 |
Arrival of and commencement of fitting the hatch coaming
protectors. |
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| Mar 5 |
Commence positioning of holdback/pull wires. |
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| Mar 11 |
All sheerstrake (40 pieces) and hatchcoaming protectors
(18 pieces) installed by the divers. |
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| Mar 12 |
All pull and hold back wires (total 24 pieces each with
a diameter of approximately 100 mm) rigged around the
Rocknes. |
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| Mar 17 |
Rock anchor installation completed (28 pieces with holding
power of 250 tons each). Arrival of Eide Marine spread:
two pull barges and 1 lifting barge. Completed connecting
12 holdback wires to rock anchor foundation on the quayside.
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| Mar 18 |
Completed mooring pull barge Eide 28. Four of total
of six wires connected up to rock anchors on Westerly
shore. Divers pressure testing tanks on Rocknes. |
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| Mar 19 |
All six wires of pull barge Eide 28 connected up to
rock anchors on Westerly shore. Four out of six pull wires
connected between Rocknes and pull barge 28. Wires transferred
with towing winch of SMIT Orca. |
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| Mar 20 |
Completed connecting up pull barge 28. Pull barge 33
moored in position alongside pull barge 28. Chains of
all four chainpullers connected up to rock anchors on
Westerly shore. Divers continued with ballast tank pressure
testing. |
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| Mar 21 |
Completed connecting up 2nd pull barge to Western
shore (four chains and two wires). Start connecting
up 2nd pull barge to Rocknes (six wires to be connected).
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| Mar 22 |
Connected up remaining pull wires between second
pull barge and Rocknes. The vessel is now completely
set up with respect to rigging. |
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| Mar 23 |
Pressurised a number of tanks with air and filled some
other tanks with seawater. This resulted the vessel to
lift. |
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| Mar 24 |
Air leaks found in two ballast tanks. Repairs were necessary,
and these lasted through the day. |
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| Mar 25 |
Ballast tanks repaired. |
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| Mar 26 |
Vessel’s bouyancy was increased. |
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| Mar 27 |
After ballasting the vessel and after doing a tryout
pull, all preparations had been completed. The parbuckling
of the vessel was started. |
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| Mar 28 |
The parbuckling operation moved forward as planned.
When the vessel reached a gradient of approximately 130
degrees, the salvage team stopped the pulling. They then
pumped water out, and air into the vessel to reach its
original draft depth. A special team started conserving
some of the vessel’s instruments and machinery and
salvors started to spray parts of the vessel with anti-corrosion
material. This work continues for some days. |
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| Mar 29 |
Holds were dewatered and the vessel was deballasted.
The vessel now has only a slight lift and its condition
is stable. One of the two missing victims was found and
the body was recovered successfully. |
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| Mar 30 |
A team of 12 is searching for the one remaining victim.
A start is being made with the derigging of the vessel.
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| Mar 31 |
The search for the missing victim continued. Dewatering
and derigging continued. |
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| Apr 1 |
Engine room dewatered to allow conservators and victim
search party in. One of the pull barges was completely
derigged and towed away. The same goes for second pull
barge. |
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| Apr 2 |
Derigging continues. During the weekend, ‘Rocknes’
will be moored alongside the quay and later it will be
towed to a dry dock where it will undergo repairs. |
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| Apr 2/3 |
Derigging continued. |
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| Apr 4 |
The vessel was towed to a dry dock in Bergen where it was safely delivered. |
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Because of the completion of the salvage operation this page will no longer be updated. |
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