The Scandinavian Shipping Gazette reports that the AHT Bourbon Dolphin will not be salvaged because of the extreme depth at which she lies and due to the fact that the area can be subject to heavy seas and weather further restricting any salvage attempt. It also points out that the deepest ship salvage ever done was at a depth of 600 metres, Bourbon Dolphin lies at over 1000 metres.
The website Maritime Digital Portal talks about goods salvaged from a depth of 10,000 feet, which is 3000 metres , not quite the same thing but camera and robot technology is available.
The MAIB Marine Accident Investigation Branch of the UK Department for Transport has no mention of the accident on its investigation page. I would have thought that it would come under its jurisdiction.
Bourbon will be conducting it’s own investigation into the tragic accident, to find out why Bourbon Dolphin had the specific tasks she had that day.
Transocean Rathers owners are not making any statements but are waiting for the Norwegian Police and Ministry of Justice investigation. The same goes for Highland Valour.
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