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Unfavourable weather conditions have necessitated a temporary postponement of the wreck removal operation of the TRICOLOR. The operation to remove the remaining four sections was scheduled to commence last week after the completion of the cutting operation on Friday 17 October.

The operation will continue as soon as the weather forecast indicates an improvement for a longer period of time.

The floating cranes ’Rambiz’, scheduled to lift the remaining sections, returned to Zeebrugge (Belgium) to seek shelter. Also the semi-submersible barge ’Giant 2’ returned to Zeebrugge.
Five sections of the TRICOLOR have already been lifted and transported to Zeebrugge.

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