Salvors, other sectors of the maritime industry and government agencies, including Coast Guards, are voicing concern at the scale of the challenge which would be presented by ultra-large containership casualties. The International Salvage Union (ISU) is amongst those sounding a cautionary note about the lack of suitable cranes and other heavy equipment needed to confront such huge casualties.rnA number of recent salvage cases involving vessels in the 4.000 TEU size class have resulted in some testing salvage operations and wreck removals. One high profile example is the MSC Napoli, which was beached off the Devon coast a year ago to prevent it from sinking after it encountered difficulties in heavy seas. The initial phase of salvage work focused on the removal of 3,600 tons of heavy fuel oil, followed by months of difficult work offshore, removing over 2,000 containers from the deck and holds.
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