On April 21st 2008, we dispatched the salvage tug "TIBA FOLK" to the assistance of the M/T "AGIA BARBARA" (GRT 940 DWT 1600) disabled about 100 n.miles South of Salalah (Oman).

The "TIBA FOLK" towed the casualty safely to Ajman (UAE) anchorage. 

On July 8th 2008, we dispatched our salvage tug "TSAVLIRIS HELLAS" from her Cape Town salvage station to the assistance of M/V "BELUGA FOUNDATION" (GRT 9611, DWT 12731), built 2006, laden with project cargo, disabled about 200 n.miles NW of Luanda.

The "TSAVLIRIS HELLAS" towed the casualty to Luanda to discharge part of her cargo and thence to Walvis Bay for discharging balance cargo and repairs.

On the 10th September 2008, we dispatched our salvage tug "MEGAS ALEXANDROS" from her Piraeus salvage station to Alexandria to tow M/V "CAP SERRAT" (GRT 23,897, DWT 30,258), built 1998, in ballast, disabled in the port of Alexandria.

The "MEGAS ALEXANDROS" towed the casualty to Piraeus for repairs.

LOF date - 28/09/2008

On Monday 20th October 2008, we dispatched T/B "MALIKA" from Dakar, to the assistance of the Cypriot Chemical Tanker "KALIA" (about 6000 DWT) in ballast, disabled about 335 n.miles NNW of Dakar.

The T/B "MALIKA" towed the casualty to Dakar and delivered her to port tugs. 

On Friday 28th November 2008, we dispatched salvage tug "ANGLIAN MONARCH" to the assistance of the MT "ELEOUSA TRIKOUKIOTISA" (GRT 2,242 MT, DW 4,509 MT) disabled NE of Dover.

Casualty towed to Dunkirk roads.

On Friday 21st November 2008, we dispatched salvage tug "TSAVLIRIS HELLAS" to the assistance of the M/T "JAK LOG" (GRT 81,396 MT, DW 158,280 MT) disabled about 700 n.miles SSW of Ponta Delgada.

Casualty towed to SETUBAL, PORTUGAL.

Mandated by the "Liberty Foundation", Tsavliris Salvage Group has been involved for over two years in organizing and partly sponsoring the historical towage of "HELLAS LIBERTY", ex "ARTHUR M HUDDELL" to Piraeus, Greece. This monumental project has brought the last of the Liberty ships here to Greece to be refurbished and transformed into a "floating" maritime museum that will be situated in Floisvos Marina.

The towage of "HELLAS LIBERTY" commenced on the 6th December 2008 (St. Nicholas' Day – the Patron Saint of Sailors) when the vessel departed Norfolk, Virginia under tow by tug "Posejdon", fixed by tug brokers Stewart & Hazell Marine Services (SHMS) on behalf of project partners and charterers Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd.

The towage of "HELLAS LIBERTY" covered a distance of about 5,000 nautical miles, crossing the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, lasting 36 days, arriving in Piraeus in the early hours of the 11th January 2009. The Tsavliris Salvage Tug "MEGAS ALEXANDROS" went out to welcome her arrival. The Liberty vessels had a very profound impact on Greek Shipping and the economy within Greece, Tsavliris are very proud to have been a part of this historic project.

Craned bulk carrier "DOXA" (Cypriot flag, built 1983) caught fire by way of the accommodation block, and was abandoned by her crew in the early morning of 15th December 2008 at Vilagarcia roads, NW Spain. This area is a particularly sensitive environmental area due to all the fisheries. TSAVLIRIS Salvage (International) Ltd. was awarded an LOF contract (Scopic invoked) and the salvage team arrived at the casualty on the same day, one contingent from Greece and one from Holland.

The fire was extinguished by local firefighting tugs sub contracted to TSAVLIRIS. Salvors began to stabilize the condition of the disabled DOXA. Furthermore, the authorities required that the fuel oils and lubricant oils be removed from the ship to avoid any environmental damage. The hatch covers were closed, the cranes stowed and an oil boom was deployed to avoid the pollution threat.

The vessel was supported 24hrs a day by a salvage team and standby tugs. Also as support a smaller tug was on location to offer assistance if necessary. The TSAVLIRIS salvage team concentrated its efforts on re-instating the ships power from the ships generators. This included disconnecting numerous electrical short circuits and live circuits from the main switchboard. Furthermore, air and fresh/salt water-system lines were temporarily repaired and disconnected where necessary. Using the ships pumps, the team pumped the bilges by way of the cargo holds and stored the contaminated firefighting water into safe storage onboard the "DOXA". Bilge waters from the engine room were pumped out into Marpol tanks ashore. The team also sealed the destroyed doors, windows and portholes with plywood. The salvors arranged with the authorities that on the basis of the salvage team remaining with the immobilized "DOXA", the fuel and lubricant oils could remain onboard the vessel for a short period of time while she awaited the arrival of the tug to tow her to her port of destination for repairs.

M/V "DOXA" arrived at Piraeus, Greece under tow in mid-January. 

TSAVLIRIS S/T "LEOPARD" sailed from her salvage station at Mindelo, Cape Verde islands to assist the M/V "KEVIN" - laden with bagged cement immobilized 70miles off Praia.

S/T "LEOPARD" arrived on scene on the 21st of January and towed casualty to Praia.

Another towage operation was the car carrier "SEA AHMED", from West Crete to Piraeus. TSAVLIRIS S/T "MEGAS ALEXANDROS" sailed from her salvage station at Piraeus to assist the M/V "SEA AHMED", 13833Dwt laden with 5000 cars.

On the 5th of February the 24.000 dwt M/V "KAPTAN NEVZAT KACAR" (Turkish flag) loaded with 22000 MT of corn suffered problems in her main engine approximately 300 miles southwest off the Azores. The S/T "FOTIY KRYLOV" immediately sailed from her salvage station in Ponta Delgada to tow the vessel to the port of Ponta Delgada for the necessary repairs.

TSAVLIRIS successfully completed the towage on the 10th of February.

The motor bulk carrier "CLIPPER LIS" whilst on her voyage from Ponta Delgada to Cork faced problems in her main engine. The vessel, after some failed efforts to be towed by the local tugs was assisted by TSAVLIRIS.

The S/T 'FOTIY KRYLOV" stationed at Azores left Ponta Delgada anchorage and preceeded to the "CLIPPER LIS" on the 16th of February. The towline was connected on the same day and the towage was successfully completed on the next day 17th of February.

The vessel was safely handed from "FOTIY KRYLOV" to the local harbour tugs in Ponta Delgada in order to place her alongside for the necessary inspections and repairs.