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Grounded cement carrier refloated and recycled

The "Raysutt II" that ran aground off beaches of Al-Fazayah Beach, Salalah in Oman has been refloated by the Resolve Marine Group. It was beyong repair and beached in Alang for recycling on April 11, 2019. The partially loaded vesselhad departed Port of Salalah in May 2018 when the port was evacuated due to adverse weather conditions. The vessel lost headway and steerage and subsequently grounded on Al- Fazayah Beach, which is known for the nesting of four of the world’s seven species of sea turtle, the green turtle, the hawksbill, the loggerhead, and the Olive Ridley, all classified as endangered with the loggerhead turtle facing extinction. Resolve’s goal was to protect the environment and avoid disturbance of the beaches during turtle nesting season. At the time of the grounding, the vessel was laden with approximately 6,750 tons of dry powdered cement. After the initial responder’s failed attempt to refloat the ship during the Monsoon season, it was defueled and declared as a Constructive Total Loss. In November 2018 the Resolve Marine Group was awarded the contract for removal and disposal of the vessel and its cargo. Resolve subsequently mobilized two of its specialty owned salvage and wreck removal support vessels, the craneb barge "RMG 1000" and the "Resolve Monarch" from Singapore. The assets arrived in Salalah early January. By early February 2019, the vessel was successfully patched up and refloated with the cargo on board. This method was determined to be the most environmentally sound. The other methods proposed by salvors such as cutting in situ would have posed considerable delays, and the local government was averse to the possibility of operations progressing into the next monsoon season, when weather conditions would have made operations more challenging and threatening to the environment. The vessel was towed by the "Resolve Monarch" to the port of Salalah, where the bulk of the cargo was discharged by Resolve. The vessel cement pumping system had to be reactivated and modified so that the cement cargo could be directly discharged into closed road tankers to avoid dust pollution. Special airlifts were designed by Resolve to discharge the holds where the cargo was partially solidified and could not be pumped directly. For the voyage, seven submersible pumps were set up in the engine room and cargo void spaces with automatic start-up activated by a high-level sensor. The feed was sent to the "Resolve Monarch" by WiFi so that salvors could monitor the status of vessel remotely. This system has been entirely conceptualized and fabricated in house and on site. The vessel was delivered on April 11 and subsequently recycled. Reports with photos: https://www.marinelink.com/news/grounded-bulker-refloated-off-oman-466415 https://www.marinemec.com/news/view,wifi-enables-salvors-to-remotely-monitor-wreck_57954.htm https://www.tugtechnologyandbusiness.com/news/view,resolve-removes-wreck-from-environmentally-sensitive-beach_57953.htm

Beached

Beached at Alang 11.04.19

arrived Alang Anchorage

arrived Alang Anchorage 06.04.19