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A big Shearlegs saved the 5110B triple.... Now that is what I call a rescue!! Smit does it again    MSC Napoli’ 18 January 2007 - present Container ship ‘MSC Napoli’ suffered severe damage during a violent storm in the English Channel on 18 January 2007. SMIT Salvage was contracted to salvage the vessel which involves the discharge of all 2300 containers and the ultimate refloating of the vessel. Removal of bunker oil and containers Initially almost 4000 tonnes of bunker oil was safely recovered. A large barge equipped with two cranes lifted off the containers and placed them on board a ‘shuttle barge’. At the beginning of March 2007 all 860 on-deck containers were removed. The salvage operation proceeded with the discharge of the containers from the holds. On 17 May the last container was discharged. This part, carried out by a salvage team of some 40 people, took about 4 months. Subsequently equipment was mobilized for the dewatering of the various compartments of the ‘MSC Napoli’. Refloating On the morning of 9 July 2007 SMIT Salvage refloated the ’MSC Napoli’, subsequently she was brought to deeper water. Separation On 20 July 2007 SMIT Salvage separated the fore section from the aft by means of a controlled explosion. Preparations were made to tow the fore section to a scrap yard. Moreover almost all equipment on board was removed, except for the most essential pumps. For the aft section SMIT Salvage was rewarded a ’caretaker’ contract. The salvage team of SMIT will also remove all remaining pollutants from this section. The final fate of this part of the ‘MSC Napoli’ has still to be decided. Towage On Thursday 9 August 2007 final permission was received for the towage of the forward section of the ’MSC Napoli’ to Belfast. The estimated transit time is 5 days. After bringing her to an even keel draft of 7 metres, she will be berthed in the Harland and Wolff Drydock on Friday 17 August 2007. The aft part is under control of automatic pumps which keep the damaged holds from flooding. Final phase Currently this project has entered his final phase, the removal of the aft section.
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Thanks Tim for sharing. The second photo puts that crane barge size into perspective.
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another awesome set of circumstances for a big machine! brilliant!
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This thread keeps getting more and more interesting!
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Looks like they just got there just in time before it slipped into the sea. Jason
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Would make a great Discovery channel MEGA MACHINES episode, awesome pics Tim!
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I just cannot pass this up-That CAT does not look happy being carried over water!!! LOL As always a great post guys! Amazing work!
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Tim those are awesome pictures to see.....
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Awesome pics guys, those Sheerlegs are amazing what they can do sure like it is going to drop it in the drink the way it's suspended.
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Great pictures Tim, Hopefully Remco or anyone else can let us know if there has been any mechanical damage to the machine as soon as they find out. I also found it interesting that they carried it via the second member of the boom, I know that those hydraulics on the machine are super strong and could support the overall weight of the machine but if there had been a failure on any of the other boom hydraulics... splash! I also suppose it comes down to a matter of good weight distribution for the lift. I would suspect that the undercarriage would need replacing, coming into contact with that much sea water for such a long time, it already looks heavily rusted from the third lift picture. Rowan.
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I have heard that it is going right back to work, no real damage. Little hard on the paint, check the fluids a go back to work. I wouldn't think the machine would be damaged much by salt water, they are pretty well sealed up nowdays. SALT tracks, tight hydraulics, good fuel/lube caps etc. It was never submerged that I have heard, a few waves, but not much more. I have seen excavators that have been in water a long time and still going I would guess electrical stuff would bother the most id anything.
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Awesome pictures!
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nice pics, but does any one make a model of the 5110 triple 
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Great pictures, what happened to the first set at the beginning of the topic though??
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Tim T could you please repost the triple boom photos for me ,and anyone else who missed them Thanks.
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