What is a salvage master?
The Salvage Master is a unique, powerful, back-mounted wet vacuum to help in cleanup operations. Product Numbers & Ordering Information.
What does refloating a ship mean?
to bring a ship back to the surface of the water after it has sunk: the cost of refloating the Costa Concordia.
What is the Scopic clause?
Abstract. The SCOPIC clause (Special Compensation P&I Club Clause) provides an alternative remuneration to salvors, which is computed differently to the awards provided in Article 13 and Article 14 of the International Convention on Salvage (1989).
Who is Nick Sloane the Marine Salvage Master?
In that light one of the greatest seafarers at work today is neither a naval commander nor an old-salt merchant mariner but a certain marine salvage master with a taste for chaos and a genius for improvisation. He is a burly South African, aged 53, by the name of Captain Nick Sloane.
Who is the salvage master for the ever given?
Nick Sloane, the South African Salvage Master who has led the operation for the U.S.-Italian contractors consortium Titan-Micoperi. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Billions of dollars worth of global trade is hanging in the balance as salvage efforts continue to refloat the MV Ever Given in the Suez Canal.
Why was Nick Sloane so tenacious in his rescue?
He is tenacious in part because of the financial stakes involved. By well-wrought tradition, rescuers are not recompensed for saving lives at sea, but those who save a ship have a claim to a large part of its value, including its cargo.
Where does Nick Sloane live in Cape Town?
Sloane is not a stakeholder but a man trusted by salvage companies to roll the dice. Since 2011 he has been self-employed as a gun for hire. He lives in a beautiful valley near Cape Town with his wife, three children, and two dogs. He sees himself as every bit an African, and because he is white, this confuses people abroad.