The American Salvage Association (ASA) Sets the Record
Straight.
In a Marine News
article published in their July 2017 edition, ASA’s Todd Schauer (SCAA Member
Resolve Marine Group) writes to set the record straight on this important
issue, which is supported by multiple other organizations that represent the
four pillars of the maritime emergency response community including SCAA, which
attended a meeting at the Washington, DC press conference in May and also
signed a letter of support presented by ASA last month.
Todd Schauer is the Director of Operations, Resolve Marine
Group and President of the American Salvage Association.
“The U.S. salvage industry came under
attack at a recent Congressional hearing on May 3rd by a special commercial
interest that is promoting its own agenda. The American Salvage Association
(ASA) intends to set the record straight. At the hearing, the attacking group
made false allegations that the Salvage and Marine Firefighting (SMFF) resource
providers are not willing or contractually obligated to respond and lack the
resources to meet regulated response requirements. At the same hearing, this
group also criticized the U.S. Coast Guard’s oversight of the Vessel Response
Plan (VRP) Program. The fact that this entity can provide none of the required
19 SMFF services themselves has not slowed their aggressive lobbying of
Congress nor their promoting of a very dangerous precedent that would have
dramatic cost implications for all vessel owners should it get traction.”
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