Product Description

Captain Ian Tew spent ten years with Selco Salvage in Singapore travelling the seas and performing salvage operations from the UK coast to the South China Sea, from the Persian Gulf to the Southern Ocean. He worked in storm force winds as well as in tropical calms. In Salvage, he shares fascinating stories of places few men have ever visited and unique accounts of salvaging that few people have ever witnessed. As a roving salvage master, he was involved with salvaging Al Ahood. She had been hit by Iraqi fired Exocet missiles, set on fire and abandoned, and was said to be unsalvageable. This was the first commercial salvage to take place in a war zone.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #478120 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 293 pages

About the Author
Captain Tew has packed more adventure into ten years than many see in a lifetime. He worked when decisions had to be made and thinking on your feet was the key to success. Salvage is packed with high adventure, great danger and courage against all odds. Captain Ian G. Tew has been involved with the sea all his life. He served with the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd and he was a junior cadet on the ill-fated Dara that sank with heavy loss of life in the Persian Gulf in 1961. He joined Selco Salvage in Singapore in 1974 and was involved in more than 60 salvage jobs. He is the author of Sailing in Godfather’s Wake.

Customer Reviews

Colorful account of an exciting career
I had the extreme good fortune of meeting a delightful gentleman, Captain Ian Tew recently. As a result of that meeting I purchased Salvage: A Personal Odyssey. If you are interested in reading about an unusual, exciting and diverse occupation written in a readable entertaining manner this is for you. Captain Tew is a real hero.

An At-Sea Technical Adventure Story...
Captain Tew spins an entertaining and technically fascinating tale describing some of his adventures as a salvage captain. I had a chance to meet him on holiday in Curacao, and the joy is that he puts into his writing the same story-telling skill he presents in person! Add the many photos in this book, and it makes for an entralling read. I gave several copies of this book as Christmas gifts, and got very positive feedback from my friends. I bought Captain Tew's other book, "Sailing in Grandfather's Wake", a description of his sail around the world in a small boat, and found it to also be interesting and fun to read.

Well worth reading!
Captain Tew has written an engaging account of his salvage experiences in Asia.. Mostly dealing with strandings, tows, and fires, he describes the challenges of modern salvage in a style appealing to both the layman and the professional. The book has many good color photographs, maps and a few diagrams, and is a valuable contribution to the genre. As a former salvage diver who has read most books on the subject, it's a better book than I expected!