This site is a source of information about the development,
background and progress of the remarkable salvage of the TRICOLOR,
one of the biggest wrecks ever to be removed.
Grab lifting
Photo 1 The huge grab on ‘Taklift 4’.
Photo 2 ‘Taklift 4’ with grab.
Photo 3 ‘Taklift 4’ sailing out of the port of Zeebrugge.
Photo 4 ‘Taklift 4’ picking up debris from the ‘Tricolor’ wreck.
Photo 5 Helishot from ‘Taklift 4’, working at the wreck site.
Photo 6 A barge filled with 615 tons of scrap arrives in Zeebrugge.
Photo 7 The salvage tug 'Banckert' arriving with yet another barge loaded with scrap.
Photo 8 Final preparations on the 'Multibeam' sonar system before it is lowered into the water.
Photo 9 The 'Multibeam' image clearly showing several cars still scattered around the seabed.
Photo 10 Last car in the grab.
Photo 11 Taklift 4 lifting a sidepiece of the 'Tricolor'.
Photo 12 Taklift 4 placing a part of the 'Tricolor' on the barge.
Photo 13 Multipurpose vessel 'Bever'supporting on the scene.
Photo 14 Taklift 4 picking up the last debris from the seashore.
Photo 15 Taklift 4 with removed scrap in the grab, which remained on the ocean floor.
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