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At 17.00, the salvage team commenced with the third cut of the TRICOLOR. Today around noon, the cutting wire has already sliced approximately half way through the wreck.

The section that is currently being cut is the former bow section of the TRICOLOR. The salvage team decided to cut this section after cutting and removing two sections at the other end of the TRICOLOR because the bow is one of the more solid parts of the wreck.

The ’Asian Hercules II’ held the second section in position as the convoy proceeded to Zeebrugge

After this cut has been completed, another two cuts will be conducted prior to any additional lifting and transportation of the cut sections. Meanwhile, at the scrap yard in Zeebrugge (Belgium), the dismantling of the two sections brought in last week has begun in earnest. The floating cranes ‘Rambiz’ is onsite to lift a part of the wreck from the ‘Giant 4’ barge on to the quay.

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
Internet: www.tricolorsalvage.com