The 75.000 dwt bulk carrier "ANANGEL ENOSIS" laden with about 43.000 tons of iron ore grounded 287 KM of River Parana. Engaged under a LOF agreement, TSAVLIRIS immediately despatched 2 subcontracted tugs and refloated the vessel.

The 30,000 dwt cargo ship "ST. NICHOLAS A."  while on a laden voyage Mexico to Cristobal, loaded with approximately 25.000 tonnes of fluorspar/steel pipes, was immobilised due to main engine failure about 240 n miles North Of Cristobal (Panama). Engaged under a LOF agreement, TSAVLIRIS immediately despatched a subcontracted tug and towed the vessel to Cristobal.

The 30.000 dwt cargo ship "FLAG SOFIA", grounded on the 9th September on her passage from Tampa To Paranagua, about 11 miles off Paranagua. The vessel, laden with 26000 tons of fertilisers, was refloated by 2 subcontracted tugs, which TSAVLIRIS sent after obtaining a LOF contract.

The 6.000 dwt laden container ship "ABUDHABI DIAMOND", was immobilized due to mechanical failure some 24 nm off Kaohsiung, while on her passage from Keelung / Taiwan to Hong Kong. Tsavliris – operated "FOTIY KRYLOV" was dispatched, under Lloyd's Open Form and escorted the vessel to Kaohsiung.

The 70.000 dwt Bulk Carrier "MYAMI I", while on a laden voyage with coal from Vancouver Canada to Dunkirk France, was immobilized in Mid Atlantic. TSAVLIRIS – operated "FOTIY KRYLOV" was despatched, under Lloyd's Open Form and towed the vessel to Dunkirk .

The 23.000 dwt cargo ship "AMARYLLIS", while on a laden voyage with soya beans from San Lorentzo, Argentina to South Africa, was immobilised after an explosion in her engine room at River Plate. Engaged under a LOF contract, TSAVLIRIS subcontracted the tug "ALIANZA ROSARIO" and towed the vessel to La Plata.

The 33.000 moter vessel "MADONA", while on a laden voyage with cement in bulk from Jakarta to South Africa, was immobilised in the Indian Ocean. TSAVLIRIS immediately dispatched the subcontracted tug Britoil 38 to assist the casualty.

The 5.000 dwt reefer "HECTOR", loaded with frozen fish, was immobilised off Mauritania. Engaged under a LOF agreement, TSAVLIRIS dispatched S/T "LEOPARD" and towed the vessel to Tema, Ghana.

The 23.000 dwt cargo ship "PRIDE", loaded with 21,415 tons of salt in bulk, was discharging part of her cargo at Chittagong Roads . Due to strong winds, the vessels' anchors drifted causing the propeller to be entangled with the anchor chain. Engaged under an LOF agreement, TSAVLIRIS hired 2 local tugs to tow and secure the vessel.

A highly complex operation was coordinated by TSAVLIRIS after the 43,000 dwt Motor Vessel "CHOYANG SUCCESS" caught fire in September 2000 off the Malaysian coast just one day into its voyage and with 1,711 containers on board. Two explosions then rocked the vessel, which made it back to Singapore to unload 132 boxes over the fire-racked No 6 hold before being ordered out of the port. It was at that critical stage, with the fire still persisting, that TSAVLIRIS was contracted to handle the casualty.

The tug "BRITOIL 33" was called in from Tuas, Singapore and had the blaze under control in 48 hours with more CO2 pumped into the hold. A crane barge and three tugs then quickly removed 10 of the damaged containers, and special portable tanks were ordered up to pump out highly contaminated wastewaters and remove the remaining boxes in the hold. Once a floating crane had lifted the hatchcovers, a tank cleaning team then quickly restored No. 6 to good shape for reloading of the containers and return of the Motor Vessel "CHOYANG SUCCESS" to the berth.

TSAVLIRIS signed a LOF contact with the owners of the 9.000 Motor Vessel "CAPTAIN SPYROS". The casaulty had ran aground at Psara island in the Aegean while on a voyage to Turkey with 365 containers. Three tugs and a floating crane were despatched, together with a team of divers and salvage officers, to salvage the casaulty.

After lightening operations the vessel was succesfully refloated and towed to Piraeus.

The 132.000 dwt Motor Tanker "MICHAEL", while on her passage from Singapore to Lavan island, Iraq was immobilised in the after an engine room fire. Under a LOF agreement, TSAVLIRIS immediately dispatched S/T "SB-408". After extinguishing the fire, the vessel was de-watered, patched and towed to Galle.

The 1.500 dwt cargo ship "YTONG I" , fully laden with wood plates, while on a voyage from Porto Lagos, Northern Greece to Ismir, Turkey, took a heavy list at 20 nm off Samothraki island. While abandoning the vessel, one crewmember died. TSAVLIRIS engaged under a LOF contract, immediately dispatched 2 subcontracted tugs. The vessel was towed to Alexandroupolis.

The 65.000 dwt "ANANGEL ARGONAUT" fully laden with iron ore, ran aground at River Scheldt, off Flushing. A massive refloating operation was undertaken with 19 local tugs by TSAVLIRIS SALVAGE in cooperation with Smit Union Salvage and Multraship Towage & Salvage.

The 16.500 dwt cargo ship "MED GLORY", while on a laden voyage with 15.750 tons of wheat from Punta Alvear to Santos and Rio De Janeiro, ran aground at River Parana, Argentina. Engaged under a LOF agreement, TSAVLIRIS sent off 2 subcontracted tugs to refloat the vessel.