"SAL"vage Palooza: Ten Ongoing Salvage Missions & Starship 40 Update

In this video, Sal Mercogliano dives into a "Salvage Palooza," reviewing ten major maritime salvage stories currently making waves in the industry, followed by a detailed update on the unconventional recovery efforts for SpaceX’s Starship 40. Drawing from reporting by Maritime Executive, the episode covers everything from drone-stricken tankers to complex refloating operations. Here are the key takeaways from this salvage update: ⚓Global Salvage Operations: Sal breaks down ten diverse stories, including the delicate refloating of the LNG FSRU Energos Winter in Egypt by Smit Salvage and the ongoing efforts to dismantle the MSC Baltic 3 in Newfoundland by Resolve Marine after it sat grounded for over a year. ⚓The "Dark Fleet" Danger: The video highlights the environmental and legal risks posed by sanctioned "dark fleet" tankers, such as the Caroline Bezengi off Oman, which is leaking oil with no clear owner stepping up for cleanup responsibilities. ⚓Safety & Distraction: A deep dive into an NTSB report on the 2024 collision between the Bulker Yangtze 7 and the towboat Miss Peggy reveals how personal cell phone use by a pilot led to a fatal loss of situational awareness. ⚓Shipboard Fire Tactics: Following a fire on the reefer ship Dole Columbia in Wilmington, Delaware, Sal emphasizes the critical importance of using fixed firefighting systems (like CO2) and boundary cooling rather than sending shore-based firefighters deep into the vessel. ⚓SpaceX Starship 40 Update: Sal analyzes the unique salvage of Starship 40 in the Indian Ocean, where crews are using a ring of giant Yokohama fenders to "coax" the rocket toward Christmas Island—a method rarely seen in traditional maritime salvage. Contact What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: mercoglianosal@gmail.com 00:00 - Introduction to Salvage Stories 01:17 - Story 1: Ukrainian Drone Strikes on Russian Ports 03:36 - Story 2: Seized Venezuelan Tankers 04:55 - Story 3: Refloating the LNG FSRU Energos Winter in Egypt 08:05 - Story 4: Engine Room Fire on Reefer Ship Dole Colombia 11:12 - Story 5: Casualties in China Coast Guard & Navy Collision 14:10 - Story 6: Partial Sinking of MSC Silvana 8 off China 15:42 - Story 7: Oil Leak from Grounded Tanker Caroline Bezengi 19:46 - Story 8: Fire on Chinese Car Carrier Min Jiang Kou 22:19 - Story 9: Protracted Salvage of MSC Baltic 3 in Newfoundland 26:23 - Story 10: NTSB Report on Yangzijiang 7 & Miss Peggy Collision 34:28 - Starship 40 Salvage Update in the Indian Ocean Maritime Executive: Tugs and Salvage https://maritime-executive.com/tugsal... Marine Transport www.marinetransport.com Ukrainian Strikes Hit Novorossiysk Naval Harbor https://maritime-executive.com/articl... U.S. Government Sells Two Seized Shadow Fleet Tankers for Scrap https://maritime-executive.com/articl... Video: SMIT Helps Egyptian Port Authority Refloat FSRU After Drone Strike https://maritime-executive.com/articl... Engine Room Fire Breaks Out Aboard Reefer Ship Dole Colombia https://maritime-executive.com/articl... After One Year, China Acknowledges Fatal South China Sea Collision https://maritime-executive.com/articl... MSC Boxship Partially Sinks off Zhoushan https://maritime-executive.com/articl... Wrecked Tanker Continues Uncontrolled Oil Discharge off Oman https://maritime-executive.com/articl... COSCO Car Carrier Catches Fire off Costa Rica, 22 Seafarers Rescued https://maritime-executive.com/articl... Operation Begins to Pull Wrecked MSC Baltic III Ashore for Dismantling https://maritime-executive.com/articl... NTSB: Houston Pilot's Cell Phone Call Contributed to Fatal Collision https://maritime-executive.com/articl...