The reviews are in!
…for the book that is so valuable to so many
maritime professionals.
Maritime Salvage
“Marine Casualty Response: Salvage Engineering
[MCR:SE] is an astonishing tour de force! There
is, in short, an academic rationale for what the
intelligent salvor does, and it is here in this
book…It provides the academic background that
any competent salvor ought to have available in
this experience-based sector…It is a bonus that
the book is well written and packed with
illustrations, tables, formula, and essential
data for the salvor.” Lloyd’s List - UK
Michael Grey
London
June 27, 2003
MCR:SE will be warmly welcomed by all those
engaged in marine litigations from marine
lawyers and underwriters, to expert witnesses
and marine consultants. MCR is a very
comprehensive volume dedicated to the science of
marine salvage. If "Principles of Naval
Architecture" (J. Comstock) was the Old
Testament, this surely is the New Testament for
salvage operators everywhere. The title is
misleading as it covers not only salvage but
also spans most subjects under the umbrella of
naval architecture. MCR is detailed without the
lengthy narration, straight to the point, cuts
out the academic blurb, no nonsense guide, just
the tools, answers, facts, formulas, for the
practitioner. MCR is extremely readable, clear
illustrations and user-friendly format. It is
ideal for students, technicians, researchers and
non-marine engineering disciplinarians.
Maritime Asia
K.S. Tham, Director/Naval Architect, Anglo-Eastern
Technical Services
Hong Kong
January 15, 2004
“MCR:SE is claimed to be the definitive book on
salvage – and probably is. A substantial
hard-bound volume of 710 pages, it is based on
the US Navy Salvage engineers Handbook. Produced
jointly by the American Society of Naval
Engineers and JMS Naval Architects and Salvage
Engineers, this is a serious volume packed full
of technical information, including graphs,
charts, formulae, tables and detailed examples –
an essential manual for anyone involved in the
practice of marine salvage.”
International Tug & Salvage Magazine
Andy Smith, Editor
Norfolk, UK
November/December 2003
Maritime Law
“[MCR:SE] is directly concerned with the tools of
maritime commerce - and thus with the subjects
that maritime lawyers regularly address…lawyers
who represent or depose maritime professionals
or wish to rely on their expert testimony
benefits from this handbook...”
Journal of Maritime
Law and Commerce
Prof. Michael F. Sturley, Book Review Editor
University of Texas Law School, Austin, Texas USA
July 2003
Marine Engineering
“The Bible! Aimed at salvors, engineers, naval
architects and crews. This enormous and
incredibly detailed book covers almost every
imaginable aspect of engineering in salvage
situations. For anyone even remotely likely to
be involved with salvage, this very well
presented book will be a necessity.
Work Boat World
Asia Pacific Shipping
Neil Baird, Editor Baird Publications
Melbourne, Australia
July 2003
Naval Architecture /
Ocean Engineering
“An authoritative and comprehensive reference
work…” The Society of Naval Architects & Marine
Engineers – USA
“The definitive naval architecture & ocean
engineering resource book...” Ocean Technology Foundation - USA
John M. Ringelberg, P.E., President
“We use MCR:SE as a guide for junior naval
architects involved in certain structural
calculations, including pad eye design and
simple, first principals beam bending
calculations. Our engineers find Marine Casualty
Response to be clearly written, but more
importantly, the book is full of simple graphics
that help convey the technical issues that our
junior engineers are trying to grasp. Marine
Casualty Response is a simple, practical
engineering text and would be a welcome addition
to any practical naval architect or marine
engineer's library. ” Bristol Harbor Marine Design - USA
Greg Beers, P.E., President & Principal Naval
Architect
