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Unfavourable weather conditions have necessitated a temporary postponement to the wreck removal operation in the English Channel. At the moment, all supporting vessels, with the exception of the jack up rig ‘Buzzard’ and the tug ‘Banckert’, have returned to the port of Zeebrugge.

Last Friday the salvage team commenced with the eighth and final cut of the TRICOLOR. On Friday night this operation was halted due to the unfavourable weather conditions. Later in the weekend, all remaining vessels, such as support vessels, the jack up rig ‘Vagant’ and a diving support vessel, returned to Zeebrugge. 
The bad weather is expected to last for at least four more days.

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.

For more details please contact:

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