American Salvage Association member companies have once again come together in a time of national need to support, work and resolve a high-profile salvage operation. In Baltimore, Maryland, USA, member companies Northstar Marine Inc, Resolve Marine, McAllister Towing, Stasinos Marine LLC, Phoenix International Holdings, Inc., Glosten, Weeks Marine, Inc. Reed Maritime, LLC, Ambipar Response | United States (Witt O’Brien’s), Dann Ocean Towing, Inc. Cashman Equipment Corp., and T&T SALVAGE LLC are working under the U.S. Coast Guard Unified Command to open the Baltimore harbor and restore normal operations to one of America’s busiest ports.
We’ve come together before – from the Deepwater Horizon well blowout to Hurricane Katrina to the Lahaina Harbor fire in Maui, and many others. Members of the ASA join and support communities, environmental disasters and emergencies in the Americas and the Caribbean.
The salvage industry is getting unprecedented media coverage that is raising awareness of the highly technical nature of our work. Last week, The U.S. Secretary of Transportation mentioned the importance of salvage operations in a White House press briefing.
ASA and its members, under the direction and coordination of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), are working together as one combined government-industry team. Together, we are proud to ensure the safety of first responders and the protection of the environment while working to urgently re-open this critical waterway, vital to the nation’s economy. As recovery operations progress, the cooperation of our essential maritime salvage partners will once again demonstrate the tremendous benefit that this niche industry brings to the nation.
