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TSAVLIRIS Maritime News & Insights

10 Dec 2010 7th Annual Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards – “Seafarer of the Year” 2010

For the 6th consecutive year Tsavliris took to the stage on Friday 10th December to present the “Seafarer of the Year” Award at the 7th Annual Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards 2010.

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10 Nov 2010 Motor Vessel "OCEAN VICTORY"

On Friday 5th November 2010, we dispatched salvage tug “MEGAS ALEXANDROS” from her Piraeus salvage station, to the assistance of M/V “OCEAN VICTORY” (GRT 4,245, DWT 5,979), disabled about 100 miles North of Alexandria, Egypt.

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29 Nov 2010 2,500th Anniversary Athens Classic Marathon – TSAVLIRIS Family race to the finish…

On Sunday 31st October 2010 members of the TSAVLIRIS family took part in the 2,500th Anniversary Athens Classic Marathon, an event which is historic and truly inspiring.

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02 Oct 2010 Motor Tanker "PYXIS BETA"

On Saturday 2nd October, 2010, we dispatched AHTS “TYPHOON” from Falmouth, to the assistance of the combined chemical and oil tanker Motor Tanker “PYXIS BETA” (GT 5,256, DWT 7,800) laden with urea, disabled about 85 nautical miles SE of Ushant, France.

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08 Sep 2010 Maritime Salvage and Casualty Response Conference

Active Communications International held the inaugural Maritime Salvage Conference in London on 8th and 9th September, with attendance from a vast range of stakeholders from across the salvage and towage industry, including eight ISU Member representatives.

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08 Sep 2010 Motor Vessel "MOUNT ATHOS"

On 8th September 2010, we mobilized salvage tug “MEGAS ALEXANDROS” from her Piraeus salvage station, to the assistance of the M/V "MOUNT ATHOS" (GT 4,105, DWT 6,587) disabled about 35 n.miles South East of Kastelorizon Island.

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08 Jun 2010 POSIDONIA 2010 Tennis Championship

Andreas A. Tsavliris, Principal of TSAVLIRIS SALVAGE GROUP, took part in the Posidonia 2010 Tennis Tournament with tennis partner, Costas Gogos, which was hosted by Ken Scott, of Winter Scott, and Louise Glover, of E.G Arghyrakis & Co., at Vouliagmeni Tennis Club on Tuesday 8th June, 2010.

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09 May 2010 Motor Vessel "EAST EXPRESS"

On Sunday 9th May 2010, we dispatched salvage tug "MEGAS ALEXANDROS" from her Piraeus salvage station, to the assistance of Motor Vessel "EAST EXPRESS" (GRT 3,504, DWT 3,126), laden with 2,149 MT of MDF, disabled about 40 miles Southwest of Kasteli, Crete.

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05 May 2010 Motor Vessel "MONICA P"

On the 5th May 2010 we were advised by the owners/managers of vessel Motor Vessel “MONICA P” (GRT 27,011, DWT 46,667), that she had run aground at the mouth of the Amazon River (canal norte of Rio Amazonas), approximately 45 miles from Macapa, and required professional assistance.

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30 Apr 2010 YSP Event on the “MEGAS ALEXANDROS”

Members of Young Shipping Professionals (YSP) gathered aboard TSAVLIRIS SALVAGE'S “MEGAS ALEXANDROS” last week for what was a highly educational and somewhat “alternative” event. YSP Greece was established in 2006 to bring together the next generation of shipping professionals, predominantly through regular social gatherings.

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17 Mar 2010 Motor Vessel "MARGIT GORTHON"

On the 22nd February 2010, we dispatched our salvage tug “TSAVLIRIS HELLAS” from her Ponta Delgada (Azores Islands) salvage station, to the assistance of the pallet carrier/side loader cargo vessel Motor Vessel “MARGIT GORTHON” (GT 12,750, DWT 14,240) laden with about 10,000 metric tonnes of wood pulp / brown “KRAFT”, immobilized about 900 nautical miles North West of Azores, due to ingress of water in engine room, resulting in black out.

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23 Feb 2010 TSAVLIRIS Special Event – 23rd February 2010

TSAVLIRIS SALVAGE GROUP hosted a cocktail reception celebrating the New Year with a special presentation on the Challenges of Trading to the US – The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) on Tuesday 23rd February 2010.

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12 Feb 2010 Motor Tanker "ATHINA"

On Friday 22nd January 2010, we dispatched salvage tug “MEGAS ALEXANDROS” from her Piraeus salvage station, to the assistance of M/T “ATHINA” (GRT 7,613, DWT 12,733) in ballast, which had stranded approximately 2.5 n.miles east of Kali Limenes, southern Crete.

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