Hurricane Ian caused widespread flooding across Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina in October, resulting in losses estimated at between $41 billion and $70 billion. Among those losses were up to 358,000 vehicles damaged by floodwaters, according to Carfax.
  November 22, 2022   Repairer Driven News Auto Salvage Florida North Carolina South Carolina

Heather O’Brien’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing in the two weeks since Hurricane Ian hit. O’Brien, who along husband Capt. Pat O’Brien has owned the Fort Myers Sea Tow franchise since 1996, already has responded to ‘hundreds’ of situations where boats were sunk or displaced or need to be recovered because of the storm.
  October 18, 2022   News-Press Marine Salvage Florida

Responding to a crime trend involving the theft of catalytic converters, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Sept. 25. The new laws, the Governor’s office said, prohibit the sale of used catalytic converters by parties who aren’t licensed auto dealers or dismantlers.
  October 6, 2022   Los Angeles Sentinel Auto Legislation & Regulation Salvage California

An electrical fault from an improperly disconnected battery in a used vehicle led to the fire aboard a cargo ship docked in Florida that resulted in $40 million worth of damage, officials said Thursday.
  December 17, 2021   Yahoo Marine Salvage Florida

An official providing an update on the Golden Ray wreck removal off the coast of Georgia said it is the largest in United States history and required more than 3 million collective man-hours.
  October 27, 2021   CNN Marine Salvage Georgia

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said it would scan the ocean floor on Monday to locate a Boeing 737-200 cargo plane that sank off Hawaii last week after the two-member crew made an emergency water landing.
  July 6, 2021   Reuters Excess & Surplus Lines Salvage Hawaii

Analysts at specialist broker McGill and Partners believe that the re/insurance industry could be looking at costs in excess of $100 million due to the ongoing obstruction in the Suez Canal.
  March 26, 2021   Reinsurance News Marine Salvage Subrogation

The stranded mega-container vessel, Ever Given in the Suez Canal, is holding up an estimated $400 million an hour in trade, based on the approximate value of goods that are moved through the Suez every day, according to shipping data and news company Lloyd’s List.
  March 26, 2021   CNBC Litigation Marine Salvage

An engineering problem has forced another delay before salvage crews can start removing an overturned cargo ship that’s been partially submerged on the Georgia coast for more than a year, officials said Wednesday.
  October 9, 2020   Yahoo Marine Salvage Georgia

Every industry has been impacted by actions taken to control the spread of COVID-19, including the automotive industry. Growing unemployment, coupled with a pivot to remote working, has changed consumer priorities and curtailed car-buying habits.
  June 9, 2020   mPower by Mitchell Auto Salvage Technology

Much of the Houston Ship Channel remained closed Saturday a day after two vessels collided, causing a large gasoline blend spill and setting off another round of environmentalists concerns for the Gulf Coast.
  May 13, 2019   Houston Chronicle Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Marine Salvage Texas

If your client has filed a claim after experiencing a major event like a flood or fire, it’s likely that contractors have removed salvageable materials that are still usable.
  April 18, 2019   Canadian Underwriter Property Salvage

British Columbia’s public auto insurer says about 450 vehicles have been written off since sulphuric acid spilled along a busy commuter route near Trail, B.C., in two incidents last spring.
  February 20, 2019   Canadian Underwriter Auto Litigation Salvage Subrogation

A 53-foot luxury yacht that sank in a cove just off the Connecticut River in Lyme in late January is scheduled to be raised by a salvage crew next week, which will come as a relief to environmentalists worried about fuel leakage from the vessel.
  February 15, 2019   Hartford Courant Salvage Connecticut

Two men have died after a boat crash at Lake Havasu. It happened Saturday around 12:30 p.m. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office says a large boat that was traveling at high speeds had crashed and then sank.
  April 23, 2018   3TV/CBS 5 Excess & Surplus Lines Salvage Arizona

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