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Start of the salvage operations by SMIT SALVAGE

Start of the salvage operations by SMIT SALVAGE


Following the tragic accident of the Bourbon Dolphin that occurred on Thursday, April 12th, salvage operations of the ship are starting with the SMIT SALVAGE Team.


Before the salvage operations themselves started, SMIT SALVAGE began a full survey of the ship’s situation to determine the means necessary and decide precisely how to proceed with operations.

At the present time, the Salvage Team is composed of 2 tugs with crew and material, 4 specialized divers and one Salvage Master in charge of the operations.
All the BOURBON teams are waiting to know the circumstances of the accident and how it could have happened. This information will only become available after several weeks official investigations. Only then might we understand how such an accident could have occurred.
It will then be BOURBON’s duty to missing crew members and the whole offshore industry, to ensure that such an accident can never happen again. By doing so, BOURBON reaffirms its total mobilization for safety.
New information will be released as soon as relevant facts are available and checked.