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Prize of the International Salvage Union to Titan Salvage and Micoperi for the recovery of Costa Concordia
Acknowledgment of the exceptional service returned to the industry of the marine recovery
April 9, 2015
The International Salvage Union (ISU), international association of the rescue companies and marine recovery, has conferred to the American Titan Salvage of the group Crowley and estern Micoperi the prize Meritorious Service Award as with the success of the removal of the property left at death one of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, that it has been the most important operation than this type never undertaken.
The property left at death one of ship, been shipwrecked in January 2012 to Isola del Giglio, was put again in conditions for navigating last September and towed from Titan and Micoperi until the port of Genoa.
In the present the prize the president of the ISU, Leendert Muller, has evidenced that it has been "a magnificently executed job that has brought credit not only to the people and the involved societies, but also to the entire field of the rescue".
"It has been - Todd Busch has commented, senior vice-president and general manager of the Crowley group - a true privilege to accept this prize on behalf of the Titan/Micoperi team and of the hundreds of people who have worked untiringly to this project. The success of the effort has been special for so many reasons and the many that are involved, include the residents of the Lily and the Italians, our talented team and the passengers who are hit by the incident. And while we celebrate this - it has emphasized - is important also for those of we that they represent a field that answers to disasters to remember which have died because of incidents as this, for which we express mourning and solidarity to their families".
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The International Salvage Union (ISU), international association of the rescue companies and marine recovery, has conferred to the American Titan Salvage of the group Crowley and estern Micoperi the prize Meritorious Service Award as with the success of the removal of the property left at death one of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, that it has been the most important operation than this type never undertaken.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
