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January 9, 2012

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DONJON SALVAGES SUNKEN BARGE UNDER NEWPORT PELL BRIDGE

News Release Donjon Marine Co.,Inc. January 9, 2012
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</SPAN><B><U>Contact:</U></B><SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>Debra
Colbert,</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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SALVAGES SUNKEN BARGE UNDER NEWPORT PELL BRIDGE</U></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">Hillside, NJ -- Donjon
Marine, Co., Inc., a provider of multi-faceted marine services including marine
salvage, heavy lift, dredging and related emergency response services,
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black">was<B> </B>contracted in
early November 2011 to<B> </B></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222">raise a 300-ton barge
used as a platform for painting supplies and disposal equipment that sank in 100
feet of water after a violent Nor&#8217;Easter storm</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black"> near
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222">Newport Pell Bridge in
Newport, Rhode Island.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>The barge also contained
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">oil in three
tanks with a reported 2,400 gallons of fuel at the time of the sinking.
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222">Working closely with
the U.S. Coast Guard, the </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management, the barge owners, underwriters, and environmental
groups, <SPAN style="COLOR: #222222">Donjon&#8217;s salvage crews and divers devised a
salvage plan, worked to clear the barge of hazardous materials and oil, and with
its 1,000-ton floating crane <I>Chesapeake 1,000,</I> lifted the barge with a
number of slings.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>The job was successfully<I> </I>completed
in 33 days.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>&#8220;This project required
experience in professional heavy lift salvage, deep water diving, and
environmental remediation, to name just a few,&#8221; said John A. Witte, Jr.,
Executive Vice President of Donjon.<SPAN>&nbsp; </SPAN>&#8220;Donjon Marine brings all
of these capabilities and over 40 years of cost-effective service in response to
the needs of the marine community to each job it completes,&#8221; he
continued.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Donjon&#8217;s work is
well-known in the New England area, performing several jobs over the last 30
years including salvaging the tug <I>Scandia </I>and barge <I>North
Cape.</I></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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information about Donjon Marine Co., Inc., visit
www.donjon.com.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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