Abstract
The lecturer discusses considerations affecting harbour salvage, the growth and the existing plant of the port salvage organization at Liverpool and the reasons why such an organization is required. Emergency operations are briefly discussed. The removal of wrecks by lifting or dispersal is considered and the operation of lifting vessels with the aid of wires and external buoyancy provided by camels is described in detail, two recent operations being given as examples. In January 1953 the Empress of Canada, a passenger liner of 20,021 gross tons, sank on her side in Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, as a result of a fire. The events leading to the loss and the operations of uprighting and refloating are described with details of methods and materials used and the difficulties encountered.
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