On 11 January 2016 the Tsavliris S/T "MEGAS ALEXANDROS" (6,250 BHP – 73 TBP) sailed from her Piraeus salvage station to the assistance of the M/V "OCEAN GLORY" (GT 4,123 – 6,036 DWT) fully laden with urea, immobilized due to mechanical problem 200 nautical miles northwest of Benghazi, Libya.
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TSAVLIRIS SALVAGE GROUP celebrated their New Year's "Pitta Cutting" event on Monday 25 January 2016. The occasion included the annual blessing and was attended by all the office staff and the TSAVLIRIS family.
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On 11 January 2016 the Tsavliris S/T “MEGAS ALEXANDROS” (6,250 BHP – 73 TBP) was mobilised from her Piraeus salvage station to the assistance of the M/V “OCEAN GLORY” (4,123 GT – 6,036 DWT) fully laden with UREA, immobilized due to mechanical problem 200 nautical miles northwest of Benghazi, Libya.
On 13 January the S/T “MEGAS ALEXANDROS” arrived at casualty’s position, established towage connection and towed the casualty towards Greece.
The convoy arrived safely at Piraeus roads on 15 January and the tow was delivered to port tugs.
Tsavliris Salvage has conducted several operations in the last period.
On 4 September 2015, capesize bulk carrier "Cape Elise" (88,853 GT – 174,124 DWT), fully laden with 168,330 tons of iron ore, made bottom contact in the Singapore Straits resulting in bottom damage and water ingress. Tsavliris Salvage provided salvage assistance and the two-month operation was successfully terminated on 30 October.
On 2 October 2015, the geared bulk carrier "New Hunter" (25,531 GT - 46,212 DWT) partly laden with 20,195 tons of fine alumina powder grounded in the Suriname River fairway – South America, whilst on passage from Paranam to Baltimore. Tsavliris Salvage provided salvage assistance.The successful operation/lightering lasted three weeks and was terminated on 28 October at Georgetown.
On 23 October 2015, the Panamax bulk carrier "Los Llanitos" (40,420 GT – 71,731 DWT) grounded on rocky bottom north of Manzanillo, at Barra de Navidad, West Coast Mexico, during the passing hurricane "Patricia" – which was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere. On 24 October Tsavliris Salvage was contracted to provide salvage assistance. The one-month operation was successfully completed on 26 November.