Ship Salvage Airbags
Ship Salvage ~ Vessel Salvage ~ Floatation Airbags
Marine Salvage Airbags are very small in size when deflated, and are lightweight. Thus, they can be easily transported and deployed. They can be used vertically to right sunken vessels out of deep water. When the boat is suspended near the surface they can be slung under the boat with one end on each side to raise the boat high enough out of the water to pump it out. In shallow water two bags can be slung together like pontoons, one on each side of the boat. They can also be used as rollers for moving beached boats back into the water, just like our Ship Launching Airbags.
ADVANTAGES
1. Special synthetic tire-cord layer material
Our “Salvage Tubes” are made with special synthetic tire-cord layers, which have much better performance than those made with PVC coated fabrics.
2. High-Pressure Design
Salvage Tubes have a maximum working pressure of 0.25Mpa. That means that they can be used under 25m water-depth.
3. Holistic Screw Type Enlacing Salvage Airbags
Our “Vessel Salvage Airbags” are a totally enclosed tube with cone ends. It is manufactured using Holistic Screw technology. This design ensures that there aren’t any welded seams. This makes them stronger than RF welded salvage airbags.
4. Equipped complete with accessories
Our Salvage-Bags are equipped with nylon straps and shackles with 6:1 safety factor
Post Hurricane Katrina Vessel Salvage
Location – Rte 23 Empire, LA
90 Gross Tons; Length: 49.4m; Width: 9.76m;
Hull Depth: 3.38m
Click photos to view vessel salvage operations
Pictures Courtesy of Titan Salvage
www.titansalvage.com
UNDERWATER LIFT BAGS FOR SALVAGE
OPEN AND CLOSED STYLE LIFT BAGS
CAPACITIES: 55 LBS TO 77,000 LBS PER BAG!
Industry Leader in Innovation
Advanced Design and Materials
Made in the USA
Tested Prior to Shipment
Meets IMCA D-016-AIRBAGS/ABS/US DOD
One Year Warranty
Options: Open Bottom/Enclosed Pillow and Pontoon
Vehicle Recovery Systems
Aircraft Lifting Bags
Ordnance Disposal Systems
Quad Bags for Wreck and Tech Divers
Balloon/Cable Floats
Accessories: Manifolds, Hoses, Valves, Fittings
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Contact us for model options, sizes, specs, and pricing.
Many bags are in stock. Made in the USA.
ISO 9001: 2000
Marine airbags are also known as launching bags, roller bags, air lift bags, and salvage bags. Standard air bag size range is 1.0m to 2.0m diameter, with lengths up to 18.0m ‘effective length’.
Airbags are used for ship salvage, launching, and floating. They are widely used in cargo boat launching and landing, lifting and moving sunken ships, and salvaging stranded boats. Air bags have the benefit of not only saving labor and time, but investment costs. Additionally they are flexible, portable, and dependable.
Pneumatic roller-bags relieve the restrictions of traditional slide-board technology which is commonly used in building small or medium size ships, and it provides an economical alternative to expensive dry docks.
Air bags also allow for the landing of vessels in locations previously restricted only to dry docks. Years of trial and error with pneumatic roller bag technology has increased the ability of launching from 100-ton ships up to 13,500-ton ships when using 8-layer bags.
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6-layer bags that are 1.5m dia x 15m long contain a rubber content that is not less than 51%. The air-bags can safely hold 234-tons with a safe working pressure of 0.12MPa while rolling. When standing still the highest lifting pressure is 0.14MPa while holding 272-tons.
LONGEST EFFECTIVE FLAT LENGTH IS 18.0 METERS
- Type of vessel?
- LOA (length) of ship?
- Width of vessel?
- Vessel’s actual launched weight (gravity weight)/weight without cargo?
- What is the vessel’s DWT?
- Type of ground ship is built on? (Dirt, concrete, etc.)
- Depth in meters of the water where the ship first enters the water?
- What’s the angle degree of slipway? (Land, not under water)
- Please provide the low/high tide schedule at site.
- The working height? (The block stand height under the vessel)
- Distance from bottom of propeller to the water level?
- Distance from back of vessel (in dry dock) to the water entry point?
*If possible, please provide photos of the salvage/launch area.
