Plenty on salvage agenda

Andreas Tsavliris, of the International Salvage Union, takes a look back at 2012 and forward into 2013

Members of the International Salvage Union (ISU) are very proud of their record in averting environmental damage that might be caused by casualty vessels. As in previous years, the ISU conducted a pollution prevention survey for operations conducted in 2011. The results showed an increase in the number of services performed by ISU members compared with the previous year. However the quantity of pollutants salved overall was down on 2010 despite a significant rise in most categories. The overall decrease from the previous year is explained by the 2010 numbers including two large oil product tanker cargos.