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February, 2013 |
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Shaft diving for the Port Mann Water Supply Tunnel, in Vancouver, Canada |
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Work is progressing on the challenging Port Mann Main Water Supply Tunnel, in Vancouver, BC, with the recent completion of the project’s South Shaft. Operations required Ballard Diving & Hyperbaric Services’ commercial divers to descend inside the shaft and perform difficult work in challenging conditions. |
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August, 2012 |
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Tsunami Dock Removed From Oregon Beach |
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NEWPORT, Ore. – The final piece of a concrete dock that floated from Japan to an Oregon beach is on its way to be salvaged.
BDS crews cut the dock, which broke free from a Japanese fishing port during last year's tsunami, into five pieces and hauled them away by truck.
They worked with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to confirm that no invasive species were inside or under the 188-ton dock.
Thousands of people visited the beach this week to see the dock and watch the salvage effort. |
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July, 2012 |
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Sternwheeler Crashes into Pirate Ship and BDS team responds to inspect ship and completes temporary repairs. |
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ST. HELENS, Ore. – A steam wheeler came close to rolling over a pirate ship at a festival in St. Helens on Friday.
In the attached video, you can see the Sternwheeler Portland backing in to dock in St. Helens. But as it backs up, it knocks against a replica pirate ship docked nearby.
Shuhe Hawkins was dressed in full pirate garb on his boat when the sternwheeler backed in.
He had just docked his boat and was having pictures taken to celebrate its first sailing when he noticed something wasn’t right. He turned around and saw the 20 foot tall steamboat backing towards him.
As the boat continued moving closer it pinched his pirate ship against the dock. The boat started taking on water and he was convinced it was going to sink.
Nobody was hurt and eventually the sternwheeler started pulling forward again.
Ballard Diving & Salvage crews worked on the pirate boat on Saturday to make sure it can sail after the festival ends on Sunday.
The Coast Guard is investigating the collision. Hawkins said the crew on the steamboat was apologetic and that the captain felt horrible about the whole thing. |
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May, 2012 |
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Puget Sound Crab Boat Fire |
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A derelict 128-foot crab fishing boat that's been moored in Penn Cove for months was ravaged by fire late Saturday evening.
According to Chad Michael, battalion chief for Central Whidbey Fire and Rescue, the blaze was first reported at 11:08 p.m. The boat, the fishing vessel Deep Sea, is moored just outside of Penn Cove ShellFish's mussel rafts just west of Coupeville.
The inferno raged unchecked for about two hours before fire boats from Camano Island Fire and Rescue and the U.S Coast Guard arrived and began hitting the vessel with water. |
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January, 2012 |
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Davy Crockett Liberty Ship Salvage Video! A seven minute video with animation documenting the 2011 BDS project. |
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Camas, WA - The final section of a once proud WWII Liberty Ship was removed from the Columbia River by Ballard Diving & Salvage under the direction of the United States Coast Guard and unified command consisting of both Washington and Oregon Department of Ecologies |
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January, 2012 |
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Tunneling Journal - High Pressure Interventions |
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As technology for closed face TBM's improves, so clients and engineers dare to go deeper. A key issue for these projects is deciding on the optimum strategy for interventions. - Ballard Diving projects are highlighted in this comprehensive article by Tunneling Journals Kristina Smith. |
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December, 2011 |
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The Washington Department of Ecology and the U.S. Coast Guard are working to contain oil leaking from a sunken vessel on Shaw Island |
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The Coast Guard has opened the federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to hire a contractor - Ballard Diving and Salvage - to perform the work. Ballard's dive team will remove fuel that remains on the vessel or plug openings to prevent further discharges. The Coast Guard is overseeing all of today's activities. |
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November, 2011 |
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Ballard Diving & Salvage crews remove last traces of Davy Crockett Ship |
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The milestone completes a lengthy endeavor that produced eye-catching numbers besides its cost. Workers removed almost 4.5 million pounds of steel as the vessel was taken apart. They recovered more than 33,000 gallons of bunker oil, and took out well over 800,000 pounds of debris as of the end of October, according to the ecology department. U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Shawn Eggert called it a job well done. |
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October, 2011 |
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Unified Command completes raising vessel off of West Seattle |
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The U.S. Coast Guard and Wash. Dept. of Ecology, are working with contractor Ballard Diving and Salvage, to re-float the vessel Justin, on Saturday. A 150 ton crane barge is being used to recover the 73 foot vessel. Lifting will commence at approximately 5 p.m. The Justin will be lifted completely from the water. It will remain suspended, allowing water to drain, and placed on a barge that will arrive at approximately 6 p.m. |
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August, 2011 |
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WWII Liberty Ship Davy Crockett Demolition Completed |
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The final section of a once proud WWII Liberty Ship was removed from the Columbia River today by Ballard Diving & Salvage under the direction of the United States Coast Guard and unified command consisting of both Washington and Oregon Department of Ecologies. This concludes a massive and carefully engineered effort to prevent more than 32,000 gallons of bunker oil from escaping into the river from the various double-bottom tanks and other holds containing the decades old bunker fuel harboring the sticky black substance. |
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