BISSO MARINE SALVAGES LIFT BOAT

BISSO MARINE recently salvaged a 200 CLASS Lift Boat which sank earlier this year in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 45 miles offshore. While on the bottom, the Lift Boat rested on its starboard side perpendicular to the seafloor and settled to approximately 15’ below natural bottom. The 700 ton capacity D/B CAPPY BISSO was used to lift the 670 ton lift boat from a water depth of 110’. In advance of the arrival of the D/B CAPPY BISSO, the D/B BOAZ was utilized to remove the upper leg sections and pre-rig the Lift Boat with three custom designed 500 ton capacity toggles.

Once the weight of the Lift Boat was safely supported by the D/B CAPPY BISSO, divers cut the lower leg sections below the hull and the D/B CAPPY BISSO lifted the liftboat to the surface where it was refloated. The Lift Boat and its components were delivered to a shipyard for repair.