Marine salvage
Recovering a ship or cargo after a maritime casualty
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| 2024 |
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
The shootdown was depicted in the biographical film 'Reagan'.
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| 2023 | Continued marine salvage operations with another notable incident. |
| 2023 | Smit International performed a marine salvage operation in 2023. |
| March 25 2023 |
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
The Surabaya-Singapore route was reopened with a new flight number QZ478, though the route has since been suspended again.
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| 2022 | Smit International conducted a marine salvage operation in 2022. |
| 2022 | Participated in another significant maritime salvage operation. |
| November 10 2022 |
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
NASA announced the discovery of a piece of the shuttle near a World War II-era aircraft site off the coast of Florida.
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| November 10 2022 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Indonesian investigators published the final report on Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, concluding that the crash was caused by a faulty autothrottle system and asymmetrical thrust setting.
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| November 10 2022 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) published the final report, concluding that the crash was caused by a combination of a faulty autothrottle and pilot error.
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| March 25 2022 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Boeing issued a revised maintenance planning document for the Boeing 737 series, mandating repetitive inspections on spoiler and aileron deployment and associated position sensors.
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| January 17 2022 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
NTSC released its first interim investigation statement
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| 2021 | Participated in addressing the blockage of the Suez Canal and conducted a ship salvation operation. |
| 2021 | Phoenix International Holdings, under U.S. Navy direction, located and recovered the fuselage of a downed MH-60 Seahawk helicopter in the Philippine Sea, setting a new record for salvage depth. |
| December 7 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Second accident simulation conducted at NAM Training Center in Jakarta, successfully recreating the accident flight
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| October 27 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
First accident simulation conducted at Las Vegas Flight Academy in Henderson, Nevada, which did not fully replicate the accident flight conditions
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| October 21 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
The proposed UPRT plan was completed by the Indonesian government task force.
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| October 8 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
The UPRT implementation plan was successfully reviewed by the Indonesian government task force.
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| June 25 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Indonesian government approved the formation of a task force for Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT) implementation, aimed at creating guidance and regulations for UPRT throughout Indonesia.
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| April 12 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
NTSC successfully downloaded all data from the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR), including the accident flight details
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| March 30 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Data storage module of the cockpit voice recorder was recovered, continuing the investigation into the crash.
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| February 10 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Preliminary report released, suggesting problems with the plane's autothrottle, specifically noting that the thrust lever for the left engine reduced thrust during climb while the right engine's thrust lever remained fixed.
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| February 10 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Preliminary investigation report was released by NTSC
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| January 22 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Family and loved ones of the victims of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 were invited to spread flowers near the crash site on Lancang Island, as part of a memorial event organized by the Regent of Thousand Islands, Junaedi.
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| January 15 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
NTSC successfully downloaded Flight Data Recorder (FDR), with 330 parameters being examined and analyzed
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| January 12 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Flight data recorder was recovered during the search and recovery operations following the crash.
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| January 10 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
NTSC began searching for aircraft flight recorders and obtained raw flight path data from radar and air traffic controller interviews
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| January 9 2021 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashed into the Java Sea five minutes after departing from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, killing all 62 people on board. The Boeing 737-500 experienced an upset and crashed just 4 minutes after takeoff.
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| 2020 | Smit International carried out a marine salvage operation in 2020. |
| 2020 | Lloyd's Standard Form of Salvage Agreement was superseded by a new version, updating the previous 2011 contract framework for marine salvage. |
| December 19 2020 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
The aircraft resumed service after being stored during the pandemic.
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| December 17 2020 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
The Ministry of Transportation issued a new certificate of airworthiness for the aircraft.
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| December 14 2020 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
The Ministry of Transportation inspected the aircraft.
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| October 23 2020 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Aircraft repairs and storage period concluded
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| September 16 2020 |
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Netflix docuseries 'Challenger: The Final Flight' released, created by Steven Leckart and Glen Zipper, featuring interviews with NASA and Morton Thiokol personnel discussing the flawed decision-making that led to the disaster.
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| March 2020 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
The aircraft was stored at Surabaya Juanda International Airport due to reduced air travel demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
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| March 23 2020 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Sriwijaya Air aircraft was stored for repairs, beginning a period of inactivity
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| March 15 2020 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
A Sriwijaya Air flight experienced a thrust asymmetry incident similar to the later crash, where the left engine lever moved back while the right lever stayed in place. Captain Afwan was the commander of this flight, and despite the serious incident, neither pilot reported it to Sriwijaya Air.
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| 2019 | Awarded a contract with Donjon Marine Co. to provide salvage services for the United States Navy across the majority of the western hemisphere. |
| 2019 | Phoenix International Holdings and SUPSALV set a previous salvage depth record while recovering a C-2 Greyhound aircraft. |
| November 2019 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
A safety assessment identified nine out of ten risks as 'intolerable' in Sriwijaya Air's Quality, Safety and Security Department (QSS), with no subsequent actions taken to mitigate these risks.
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| May 2019 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Captain Afwan underwent mandatory Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT), which was evaluated as 'satisfactory' but with noted areas requiring improvement in standard callouts and procedures.
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| January 25 2019 |
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Film 'The Challenger Disaster' directed by Nathan VonMinden released, depicting fictional characters involved in the launch decision process.
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| May 2018 |
Costa Concordia disaster
The site remediation project continued and was completed in May 2018, involving activities such as ocean floor cleaning, anchor block removal, grout bag removal, and platform removal.
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| February 2018 | Signed a deal with Britain's Defence Equipment and Support agency for the delivery of vessels for safety and training purposes to the Ministry of Defence. |
| 2017 |
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182
Upset and Recovery Training (UPRT) was made mandatory in the Indonesian aviation industry, though national standards were not clearly explained or implemented effectively.
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| March 22 2017 |
Sinking of MV Sewol
Salvage operation began to raise the wreck of the Sewol ferry from the ocean floor.
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| December 1 2015 |
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
The National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) released a report detailing the causes of the crash, after which AirAsia stated they had implemented improved pilot training.
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| April 28 2015 |
Sinking of MV Sewol
Captain Lee's sentence was increased to life imprisonment on appeal, while other crew members received reduced sentences.
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