Tug 'Fairmount Alpine' has performed escort services for a bulk carrier on request of international salvage company Smit Salvage.
The bulker suffered structural damages while in Brazil. Smit contracted Fairmount Marine in December, first for stand-by and later as escort during the ship's trans-Atlantic crossing. Fairmount mobilised 'Fairmount Alpine' from Jamaica to Brazil. On arrival in Brazil, after a stop in Trinidad for supplies, the 'Fairmount Alpine' was ordered to be stand-by as a safety precaution. 'Fairmount Alpine' also assisted the salvage team with some cargo runs.
After almost two months 'Fairmount Alpine' was requested to escort the bulk carrier during her trans-Atlantic voyage from Brazil to Walvis Bay, Namibia. After arrival in Walvis Bay the tug was released from her escort duties and mobilized to her next assignment.
The stand-by and escort services performed by 'Fairmount Alpine' were the third salvage operation in a row for the Dutch flagged tug. Earlier 'Fairmount Alpine' assisted in the salvage of a drifted container vessel offshore the coast of Cuba, followed by assisting a salvage team in refloating a 30,000DWT cargo vessel in the approach of Puerto Cortes, Honduras.
