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Salvage
& Recovery
The difference between
recreational boat towing and salvage has been a difficult subject for
some. Any problem that may arise is usually centered round the difference
in billing methods and costs.
Towing assistance provides help
for breakdowns and light groundings. The far more extensive salvage
operations are covered only by yacht insurance policies.
Boaters should consider themselves
in a salvage situation if their vessel becomes hard grounded, stranded,
beached, taking on water emergency that requires urgent pumping, leaking a
product that calls for containment and clean up, capsized, or sunk.
Salvage services implies that there was some degree of danger or some need
of extraordinary assistance.
Towing
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All boaters should review their marine insurance
coverage with their agent. The best protection against a salvage invoice
is adequate insurance. Boaters should make sure the policy provides for
salvage up to the full value of the vessel, not a percentage of its value,
and that there is no deductible for salvage costs. The BoatU.S. marine
insurance program offers this level of service. A homeowners policy may
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In an emergency salvage operation, TowBoatU.S. Long Island Sound
responders will,
if physically possible, distinguish between simple towing/soft grounding
and the much more serious salvage efforts when distress or danger exist.
Salvage
Our response vessels are equipped with damage control kit, and high
capacity dewatering pumps. There is normally a second backup boat to the
initial response vessel, with salvage gear and crew, ready to go if
required. We pile on resources quickly in order to bring any serious
situation to a speedy termination. We’ll deploy divers with recovery
equipment, and provide heavy lifting apparatus when required. We respond
to any type on water emergency.
Have proper insurance coverage if this happens to you.
We invoice the hull underwriter directly for
salvage services. Normally, we utilize the BoatU.S. Standard Form Yacht
Salvage Contract.
Individual salvage operations are invoiced based upon the circumstances
involved. For more information on hull insurance, access the
BoatU.S. Marine Insurance
page.
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TowBoatU.S. Long Island Sound port
locations include:
TowBoatU.S.
Old Saybrook & Connecticut River, Westbrook &
Clinton, CT ( 860-388-4065)
Watch Hill, RI, Mystic & New London, CT (860-536-3128)
Norwalk, CT (203-855-7918)
Oyster Bay & Huntington, NY ( 516-624-3483)
City Island & East River, NYC, Manhasset Bay, NY ( 718-885-3420)
BoatU.S. Listed
Towers
Douglass Marine Services, Orient, NY ( 631-323-2645) |
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