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Emergency Response and Salvage

24/7 salvage and marine casualty response including vessel and aircraft salvage, HAZMAT, lightering, spill response, refloating and emergency towing.

Description

Salvage and casualty response has been at the core of Ballard's business since its inception. Internal systems are designed for rapid and safe emergency response, with full-time maintenance personnel keeping equipment ready. For the Oroville Dam Emergency Spillway Repair, Ballard mobilized in under twenty hours and removed 20,000 yards of debris on a 24/7 basis.

Key features

  • Salvage of commercial vessels (tugs, barges, bulk carriers), recreational vessels and aircraft
  • HAZMAT services and fuel and cargo lightering
  • In-house naval architect
  • Compartment and confined-space entry teams
  • Emergency and rescue towing; refloating of vessels
  • Upland and marine spill response and casualty containment
  • Underwater demolition, barge and vessel repair
  • Bubbler curtain/boom installation and hydrographic surveys

Applications

Referenced projects include the Davy Crockett and M/V Tiffany salvages and the Cheesman Dam Emergency Hydraulic Refurbishment.

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