In addition to the risk of oil pollution, shipping casualties and their associated salvage interventions may pose a number of potential environmental impacts which salvors will be required by authorities to mitigate where possible.
Examples include compliance with sustainable ship recycling and waste management regulations under emergency circumstances, negative impacts associated with various salvage operations relating to noise, vibrations and sedimentation as well as waste transportation.
Insurers, their salvage representatives or salvors are required to address environmental sensitivities within their salvage plans. Marittima can act as an environmental adviser to assist either the insurer’s representative or the salvors to ensure environmental risks are fully considered, mitigation options are addressed and communication with the authorities proceeds smoothly: