Vessel removals
In 2015, Super Typhoon Soudelor grounded the 83 ft. Lady Carolina on a shallow reef in the northern lagoon of Saipan. The Lady Carolina was disassembled in-place over a two-month period in the summer of 2021 through a dynamic collaboration.
Lady Carolina removal
Charito
Vessel Description: 97’ steel commercial longline fishing vessel
Grounding Event: Super Typhoon Winnie - August 12, 1997
Removal completed August, 2024
Saipan, CNMI
Sun Long No. 8
Tinian, CNMI
Vessel Type: Steel freighter.
Grounding Event: Grounded during Super Typhoon Kim, December 1986.
partial debris Removal completed December, 2024
Unai sasanlagu wrecks
Vessel Type: Three (106’ long x 29’ wide) U.S. Military “M-Boats” and the Rota Queen
Grounding Event: Unknown details of grounding event but sometime in the post-WWII period.
Removal projected to start april 2026
Songsong, Rota, CNMI