INTRODUCTION
1. Background
The development and implementation of any successful salvage
strategy is contingent upon a proper evaluation of the situation
and a comprehensive knowledge of salvage methods and experience
in their use. Marine salvers must possess many skills including
a total understanding of and sensitivity to all of the applicable
engineering factors, the sea, and ships and their interaction
with one another in a salvage situation. As Admiral Sullivan
wrote thirty-five years ago, “Salvage is a branch of engineering,
and salvage work, if it is to be successful, should, like other
engineering work, be planned only when there is a complete appreciation
of all of the factors influencing it”