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Marine Reporter -
On January 29, 2011 Mammoet Salvage refloated the research vessel Cabo de Hornos safely and redelivered her back to her owners, The ASMAR Shipyard in Talcahuano, Chile. The vessel was being built at the ASMAR Shipyard located in Talcahuano Naval Base when on February 27 2010 one of the largest earth quakes ever recorded hit the central region of Chile. The movement of the earthquake caused an accidental premature launch and the vessel slid into the sea.
The Cabo de Hornos was planned to be launched on that February 27 in a formal ceremony in presence of the Chilean President. After the premature launch and several minutes drifting, the vessel was picked up by the Tsunami and washed back on to land on the opposite side of the shipyard. On November 12, 2010, the salvage contract to refloat the Cabo de Hornos was awarded to Mammoet Salvage. Mammoet Salvage offered an unconventional salvage solution by proposing to drive the vessel on to a flattop deck barge with the Self Propelled Modular Trailers (SPMTs) from other operating companies in the Mammoet Group. The barge would be completely submerged in dry-dock and the vessel would be floated off.
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