Capt. Nick Sloane to Deliver Keynote Address at WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo in New Orleans

    NEW ORLEANS, LA, February 24, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Capt. Nick Sloane, salvage master for the wreck removal of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, the largest and most expensive maritime salvage project in history, will deliver the keynote address on Wednesday, April 15, at the WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo in New Orleans.

"Capt. Sloane will provide an inside look at the engineering and logistical challenges of the successful parbuckling of the 114,500-ton Costa Concordia, a project that some said was almost impossible," said David Krapf, editor in chief of WorkBoat magazine. "Capt. Sloane has headed up several of the world's most challenging salvage operations, often under intense public and private pressure. But the 30-month Costa Concordia salvage was the largest and most challenging wreck removal operation he had ever tackled."

The WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo, which will be held April 14-16 at the Morial Convention Center, is the only commercial marine event dedicated to helping fleet managers, port captains and operators keep vessels in top working condition.

This info-packed three-day conference and expo, with in-depth sessions on "Structure and Hulls, Power and Propulsion, and Regulations," will provide attendees with the tools they need to maintain commercial fleets now and in the future.

"It will be the best place to connect with the people, products and services related to the maintenance and repair of vessels and their equipment," Krapf said.

To register, visit www.WorkBoatMaintenanceandRepair.com.

Capt. Sloane has over 27 years in the salvage and offshore oil and gas business. During his career, he has been the salvage master for many salvage operations around the world (Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, UAE, U.S., Australia, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Mexico, Africa and Hong Kong). Sloane has dealt with many cases where political, environmental and public pressure were intense such as the "AD-19", the "Tasman Spirit", the "Jolly Rubino" the "Ikan Tanda", the "Treasure" the "Sealand Express", the "CP Valour", and the "Kota Kado". He was a part of the Smit Salvage response team to U.S. Navy SUPSALV for Afghanistan in 2002 and Iraq in 2003.

"Capt. Sloane has a reputation for being one of the best in the world when it comes to cleaning up marine disasters and dealing with sunken oil rigs and ships," Krapf said.

The inaugural WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo is produced by Diversified Communications, which also produces the award-winning International WorkBoat Show.

For more information, visit www.WorkBoatMaintenanceandRepair.com.

About WorkBoat
WorkBoat is part of the Diversified Communications portfolio of commercial marine events, publications and e-media products. The WorkBoat brand has been connecting qualified buyers with leading suppliers for more than 70 years. WorkBoat delivers high quality information to all segments of the marine industry in North America through WorkBoat magazine, WorkBoat.com, face-to-face at the International WorkBoat Show and WorkBoat Maintenance & Repair Conference and Expo, and through education programs at the WorkBoat Professional Series and Regional Summits. For more information, visit www.workboat.com.

About Diversified Communications
Diversified Communications, based in Portland, Maine, provides information and market access through face-to-face events, publications and eMedia. Diversified serves a number of industries including: seafood, food service, natural and organic, healthcare, commercial marine and business management. Diversified operates divisions in Australia, Hong Kong, India, the UK and Canada. For more information, visit: http://www.divcom.com.

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