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Removal of three grounded ships completed

In the 41st week of 2015 the salvage team of Marine Construct International (MCI) completed the operations for the removal of the "Vranjic", "Orebic" and "Krka" from their rocky beach positions near Split. The vessels were beached during a severe Bora storm in March, and MCI, with support from her local Croatian subsidiary Marine Construct doo, were awarded the wreck removal contract by owners and P&I club in July. The operations started early August with the preparation on the "Krka" which was after being patched pulled off successfully from the rocks in the first week of September. The "Orebic" was completed in a similar operation later in September This week the "Vranjic" was after the preparations off the vessel were completed, pulled back to the sea with the total 600 ton capacity chain pullers equipment installed on the salvage pontoon and with support of MCI work vessel "M12".

Laid up cement carrier grounded in storm

Three cement carriers which were laid up off Split broke their mooring lines and were beached by a storm on Mar 5, 2015. All three vessel were unmanned. The "Krka" and "Orebic" were anchored in the North Port, and then drifted towards the northern side of Marjan. The third, the "Vranjic", drifted to Slatina. Salvage work was hampered by a stormy weather. The tug "Brodospas" tried to refloat the "Vranjic" while she was drifting off Slatina on Ciovo, but eventually withdrew from the action. By 3 p.m. all ships were aground. Croatian report with photos and videos: http://www.maritime.bg/2015/03/08/30691/ http://www.jutarnji.hr/foto--teretnjaci-u-borbi-s-orkanskom-burom--pod-marjanom-se-nasukala-tri-broda--treci-otplovio-do-ciova/1308590/ http://gcaptain.com/high-winds-ground-cargo-ship-split-croatia/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonkojursky/with/16716558446/