How are wrecked ships salved?

Accidents do happen, and ships are occasionally wrecked on rocks, sandbanks or are perhaps washed up on a lee shore, possibly after the anchor chain had parted or dragged in a storm. Vessels sometimes collide, or catch fire. It then becomes the job of professional salvors to make the best of a bad situation and save the ship, once its crew are in a place of safety. Salvage is a highly specialised and fascinating business employing all manner of different skills, from diving and the ability to undertake underwater repairs, welding and repairing, and even emptying a damaged or sunken ship of the pollutants in cargo or bunker tanks. A professional salvage master, the person who will take charge of the operation is a seafarer of proven expertise, who will have “worked his way up” and understands all the nuances of this often hazardous business.
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Source: Bimco