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Beached at Aliaga 17.06.26 https://www.facebook.com/reel/1004412815754961
Former salvage tug arrived in Aliağa
The “Rota Salvor" - which had been the name of the historic BS 42 “Punta Salinas” since June 2024, has completed its final voyage in Aliağa for scrapping on June 16, 2026, being towed by the Navian-tug"María". Since 1995, it had served for Salvamento Marítimo with alternate bases in the ports of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. When it was replaced by the new salvage vessel “Heroínas de Sálvora,” it remained moored and for sale in the port of Granadilla, until it was acquired by the Dutch company Naviun. On its maiden voyage, it crossed the Atlantic bound for Rio de Janeiro to tow a bulk carrier to Turkey for scrapping. It then spent all of 2025 in Bizerte, providing support to an oil platform. On June 16th, it arrived in Aliaga, owned by Naviun, and is awaiting dry docking to begin its dismantling. Ordered for construction in the late 1970s at the Huelva Shipyards by Remolcanosa, it was the second of two AHTS vessels designed to support platforms, which were named "Remolcanosa Diez" and "Remolcanosa Doce." Sold while under construction to Remolques Marítimos (REMASA), they entered service, having been renamed "Punta Service" and "Punta Salinas," respectively. After several years of providing support and resupply services to platforms from San Carlos de la Rápita and Lobito for Angola Offshore, a contract was formalised in September 1986 with the Directorate General of the Merchant Marine, then headed by Fernando Salvador Sánchez-Caro, for the charter of the “Punta Service” and “Punta Salinas” for their exclusive use as salvage vessels. Subsequently, in September 1993, the Maritime Safety and Rescue Society acquired all of Remolques Marítimos, thus becoming its sole shareholder. The “Punta Salinas” was based in Gijón, the “Punta Service” in Algeciras, and the “Punta Mayor” in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. In June 1987, the first salvage tug built at the Santander Shipyards, commissioned by the Directorate General of the Merchant Marine during Fernando Salvador Sánchez-Caro's tenure and operated by REMASA, entered service. It was named “Alonso de Chaves” (launched as “Salvamento Uno”). The “Punta Salinas” participated in numerous salvage and towing operations. Notable among these were the rescue of the vessel “Cason” in 1987 off Fisterra, with the participation of the Dutch company Smit Tak and the crane “Taklift 4”, which was used for the unloading of the toxic drums it was carrying, and the combat of an oil spill in 1992 after the tanker "Aegean Sea" exploded near A Coruña. Report with photo: https://www.puentedemando.com/el-historico-remolcador-de-salvamento-punta-salinas-rinde-su-ultima-singladura-para-desguace-en-turquia/
Salvage tug tasked with refloating grounded rig
Repair work on the grounded oil rig 'Ocean Valiant' off El Houichate, which was lost by the 'Rota Salvor-SPM Neel Pratab 180' on Jan 12, in the Bizerte Governorate, were continuing in preparation for its upcoming towing to a Turkish port, a governorate statement said on May 13. The Tunisian authorities—local, regional, and central—were working together to finalize the technical and administrative interventions necessary to refloat the platform, while ensuring that the rights of the Tunisian state are protected. Despite difficult weather conditions in recent weeks, marked by strong winds and strong sea currents, more than 40 cubic meters of sand accumulated beneath the structure have been extracted. The operations also enabled the suction of polluted water and liquids that had seeped into the platform. These actions were carried out in collaboration with the tug 'Rota Salvor', tasked with the salvage operation, in accordance with the environmental protocol approved by the Tunisian authorities. The repair work on the cracks observed in the lower part of the structure has reached a completion rate of over 80% on the seaward side, while repairs to the northern side have already been completed by companies specializing in underwater welding. Barring adverse weather conditions, the operations to refloat the platform are expected to begin in the second half of June 2025. Report with photo: https://lapresse.tn/2025/05/14/tunisie-remise-a-flot-imminente-de-la-plateforme-petroliere-echouee-a-el-houichate/
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