AIS Giorgis Wreck Removal Project

CUT was awarded the contract to cut the wreck of a ship offshore Brazil in late December 2011. The Cutting activities were set to start in the first week of March and were not negotiable.

Due to the tight schedule and the challenging task, TS R&D has put all it’s effort into developing the design, building the system and performing the trial test to meet the deadline requested by the customer.

The Ais Giorgis sunk in 1974 offshore Porto do Santos in Brazil and although it’s position was known, it was a dangerous threat to navigation subject to studies and various attempts for removal. The innovative Wreck Removal Diamond Wire Cutting Machine (WDWCM) is based upon a sum of different technologies developed and patented over the years by the TS Tecnospamec R&D Department. Again a reliable, efficient and economical solution for a specific application from CUT. Read more...