Operations List

The 26.000 dwt Motor Vessel "HARIS", while on a laden voyage with a cargo of tapioca in bulk, suffered engine-room flooding at Panjang, Indonesia. De-watering, cleaning and preservation operations were necessary before the vessel was towed to Curacao.

Several vessels were threatened when a slops reception barge became a raging inferno at a busy ships' anchorage off Salamis Island, Greece, on the evening of 15th June. TSAVLIRIS tug "MEGAS ALEXANDROS" aided at risk the bulk carrier "LEADER A II" from a blazing barge, which was towed to a safer anchorage in Piraeus.

Several vessels were threatened when a slops reception barge became a raging inferno at a busy ships' anchorage off Salamis Island, Greece, on the evening of 15th June. As flames hopped to the nearby "RALLIA", her owners called in TSAVLIRIS under a Lloyd's Open Form to control the blaze aboard their 15,700-lonne cargo ship. The 10,000 hp "MEGAS ALEXANDROS" fought the fire in the Rallia's accommodation and engine-room area throughout the night, extinguishing the flames early the following morning.

The 15.400 dwt Motor Vessel "BRAVE MASTER", while on a laden voyage from Canada to Jeddah, with a cargo of approximately 1600 mt of timber, sustained main engine damage off Gibraltar.

The vessel was towed to Piraeus.

The bulker 65.000 dwt "LEADER A II" in ballast , broke her moorings during heavy weather at Kynosoura, Piraeus. The casualty was towed away to a secure anchorage.

The Bulk Carrier "RODANTHI", while completing loading of iron ore grounded in the outer road of Vysotsk Russia. TSAVLIRIS successfully refloated the vessel.

One of the most impressive leisure craft salvage operations was the Motor Yacht "ONTARIO" which ran aground early August at Seskli island, near Rhodes in the Eastern Aegean. After despatching the "ATLAS" from TSAVLIRIS fleet and engaging a local tug to help to refloat the waterlogged vessel The Group's technicians pumped out all the sea water, patched the damage to her hull and carried out preservation of her machinery.

The vessel was safely redelivered to her owners in Rhodes.

The Bulk Carrier "FLAME" while carrying steel products from the Black Sea to South America, broke down in mid Atlantic. The vessel was towed by TSAVLIRIS' super tug "FOTIY KRYLOV" to Trinidad.

The 7,000 dwt cargo ship "ANDREAS P" loaded with approximately 7,000 tonnes of barley grounded at Preveza Channel, while on a voyage from Immingham to Preveza. The vessel was successfully refloated and safely redelivered to her owners on August 8.

Typifying the Group's adventerous, ready- to-go approach to casualties was this difficult operation to salve the Motor Vessel "ANEMONE" off the South American coast . The 17,180 tonne multipurpose cargoship was abandoned at sea by her crew, with a flooded engine room and water reportedly washing over hae afterdeck. Although TSAVLIRIS hired a local tug and a spotter plane to hunt for the vessel,  she was missing for several days and feared lost. But the ship and her steel cargo were eventually located and towed to Trinidad for de-watering, repairs and machinery preservation.

The 14.000 dwt vessel "X-PRESS NILGIRI" laden with 600 containers was immobilised off Colombo, on her passage to Mumbai. Two subcontracted tugs were despatched to assist the casualty and towed her to Mumbai.

The 30.000 dwt cargo ship "ANAX" while on a laden voyage with Zinc concentrates and fish meal from Peru To Thailand, broke down off Solomon Islands.

The vessel was towed to Port Moresby.

The 75.000 dwt bulk carrier "ANANGEL ENOSIS" laden with about 43.000 tons of iron ore grounded 287 KM of River Parana. Engaged under a LOF agreement, TSAVLIRIS immediately despatched 2 subcontracted tugs and refloated the vessel.

The 30,000 dwt cargo ship "ST. NICHOLAS A."  while on a laden voyage Mexico to Cristobal, loaded with approximately 25.000 tonnes of fluorspar/steel pipes, was immobilised due to main engine failure about 240 n miles North Of Cristobal (Panama). Engaged under a LOF agreement, TSAVLIRIS immediately despatched a subcontracted tug and towed the vessel to Cristobal.

The 30.000 dwt cargo ship "FLAG SOFIA", grounded on the 9th September on her passage from Tampa To Paranagua, about 11 miles off Paranagua. The vessel, laden with 26000 tons of fertilisers, was refloated by 2 subcontracted tugs, which TSAVLIRIS sent after obtaining a LOF contract.