Emergency Response Rescue Towing Archives - Foss Maritime Company, LLC http://foss-maritime.com/type-of-service/emergency-response-rescue-towing/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 01:33:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.foss.com/wp-content/uploads/ff-tansparent.png Emergency Response Rescue Towing Archives - Foss Maritime Company, LLC http://foss-maritime.com/type-of-service/emergency-response-rescue-towing/ 32 32 Delivering Crucial Aid https://www.foss.com/projects/delivering-crucial-aid/ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 01:31:49 +0000 http://foss.pushdesign.net/?post_type=projects&p=2883 Even before Hurricane Sandy had finished its devastating 2012 rampage, Foss Maritime had mobilized to provide disaster relief to affected parts of New York and New Jersey.

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Even before Hurricane Sandy had finished its devastating 2012 rampage, Foss Maritime had mobilized to provide disaster relief to affected parts of New York and New Jersey. Entering into a chaotic situation where communication was unreliable and roadways blocked, Foss quickly gathered relief supplies – pumps, generators and the personnel to operate them – from across the country. Foss remained on site for weeks after the super storm, working under the direction of the Defense Logistics Agency and FEMA to resolve flooded areas and provide power to the affected locations. The federal government’s DLA called upon Foss based on the company’s previous success delivering thousands of tons of food and assisting in the rebuilding of Haiti after an earthquake.

Services Provided:

  • Project Cargo & Logistics
  • Emergency Response
  • Providing Necessary Emergency Equipment

Highlights:

  • Delivered 26 pumps, 6 generators and personnel, all en route within hours of the call for help.
  • Partnered with the Defense Logistics Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA at Naval Air Station Lakehurst, NJ.
  • Flooding relief and electrical service assistance for weeks after the super storm.
  • At a 2013 ceremony the Defense Logistics Agency honored Foss Maritime Company for its role in post-Hurricane Sandy relief work. Foss was recognized for its ability to quickly move personnel and equipment to devastated, hard-to-reach locations in
    New York and the New Jersey shore.

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]]> Aid to Haiti https://www.foss.com/projects/aid-to-haiti/ Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:48:35 +0000 http://var/web/site/public_html.fossmaritime.com/?post_type=projects&p=527 Delivery of the first emergency food aid to Haiti after the massive January 2010 earthquake; delivery of military equipment and supplies and ongoing food aid; providing five sets of dedicated tugs and barges for liner assistance.

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Delivery of the first emergency food aid to Haiti after the massive January 2010 earthquake; delivery of military equipment and supplies and ongoing food aid; providing five sets of dedicated tugs and barges for liner assistance.

Services Provided:

  • Project Cargo & Logistics
  • Ocean Towing
  • Liner Services
  • Emergency & Ongoing
  • Food Aid Delivery

Highlights:

  • Delivered nearly 80,000 tons of food aid in 4,000 containers over eight-months
  • Provided five sets of dedicated ocean tugs and barges to deliver military supplies: 896 containers weighing 78,828 measurement tons
  • Provided 340’ x 94’ barge used for salvage operations and heavy lift cargo operations
  • First U.S. flagged company to provide a coordinated response with the U.S. government

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]]> Alaskan Shipwreck Fuel Removal https://www.foss.com/projects/alaskan-shipwreck-fuel-removal/ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:55:31 +0000 http://var/web/site/public_html.fossmaritime.com/?post_type=projects&p=537 Assisted in heavy bunker fuel removal from the wreckage of the Princess Kathleen, which sank after grounding on Point Lena near Juneau, Alaska, in 1952.

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Assisted in heavy bunker fuel removal from the wreckage of the Princess Kathleen, which sank after grounding on Point Lena near Juneau, Alaska, in 1952. In order to mitigate potential environmental damage, Foss worked in conjunction with Global Diving & Salvage, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to extract over 300,000 gallons of bunker fuel and oily water from the wreck and transport it to a waste oil-recycling center. To secure the vessels on location, Foss designed and installed a four point mooring system aboard the barge.

Services Provided:

  • Salvage Operations
  • Marine Engineering
  • Pollution Control Equipment
  • Project Cargo & Logistics
  • Subsea Site Survey & Mapping

Highlights:

  • Provided the tank barge Foss 248 P-2, and the ocean-going tug the Halle Foss to assist in the fuel removal and transportation
  • Provided project management and a project team for 24 hour operations lasting over 90 days
  • Worked within the USCG National Incident Management System (NIMS)
  • Designed a site specific mooring system to secure the response vessels above the Princess Kathleen, which lay on a slope between 52 and 134 feet depths within 1000 feet of Lena Point
  • Deployed oil spill response equipment and materials from the barge to contain free floating oil

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]]> Restoring Port au Prince https://www.foss.com/projects/restoring-port-au-prince/ Sun, 22 Jul 2012 00:42:55 +0000 http://var/web/site/public_html.fossmaritime.com/?post_type=projects&p=522 Rebuilt the Haitian transportation infrastructure after the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010; created a temporary floating barge dock which enabled the restoration of power and communication, and the delivery of food aid and equipment to purify water; removed debris and reopened the main port, Port au Prince itself.

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Rebuilt the Haitian transportation infrastructure after the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010; created a temporary floating barge dock which enabled the restoration of power and communication, and the delivery of food aid and equipment to purify water; removed debris and reopened the main port, Port au Prince itself.

Services Provided:

  • Construction Support
  • Emergency Response—Rescue & Repair
  • Naval Architecture & Marine
  • Engineering
  • Infrastructure Support

Highlights:

  • Delivered and leased three track cranes with up to 375 ton capacity
  • Provided a temporary floating dock which increased commercial throughput by 20%, allowing larger commercial vessels to again provide service to Port au Prince
  • Provided a 340’ x 94’ barge used for salvage operations and heavy lift cargo operations
  • Salvaged submerged harbor crane

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