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A small fire broke out in the first section of the TRICOLOR Tuesday evening at approximately 18.30. This section had been delivered to the port of Zeebrugge earlier this week. Belgian fire fighters attended the scene and extinguished the smouldering fire at approximately 21.30. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Furthermore, the incident did not pose a threat to the environment. An investigation into the cause of the fire will be conducted. The fire on the TRICOLOR section is not expected to hamper the remainder of the salvage operation.

The salvage of the TRICOLOR is being carried out by the ‘Combinatie Berging Tricolor’, a consortium consisting of: SMIT Salvage B.V., Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors N.V., URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting N.V., and Multraship Salvage B.V. The salvage contract was awarded to the consortium by Wilh. Wilhelmsen and Gard Services.

Combinatie Berging Tricolor
Lars Walder
Public Relations Manager CBT
Tel: +31 (0) 10 454 92 74
Mobile: +31 (0) 6 53 43 27 65
Mail: l.walder@smit.com