ADEC Kedge provided marine emergency response services following the January 2022 incident in which the cement carrier Goliath collided with the tugboat York Cove on the Mersey River in the Port of Devonport. At the time of the incident, the York Cove was berthed against the Campell Cove, which, in turn, was berthed against the wharf. Both tugs were unoccupied and sank rapidly following the impact while still secured to the wharf.

ADEC Kedge staff were onsite for the P&I insurers and carried out onsite assurance during various stages of the oil spill cleanup, wreck recovery, and transport of the sunken vessels to disposal interstate. ADEC Kedge’s team managed cost and quality control, stability assessments during the phase, and demolition advice, including asbestos removal risk quantification.