Husky Salvage & Towing : Towing, Salvage, Commercial Dive Operators Service

Husky Salvage and Towing, also known as Shanty Maritime Services, specialises in marine salvage, towing and general commercial services. The company founder, Kevin Rowlette has been living in the British Virgin Islands for 30 years and has been engaged in marine salvage and towing since 1989.

Husky Salvage and Towing provides 24-hour commercial marine assistance. Based in the BVI, HS&T has worked from Cuba to Trinidad. Over the years we have developed a huge inventory of marine salvage and related equipment, and have developed an excellent reputation with surveyors, underwriters and charter companies throughout the Caribbean. We undertake to run the business similarly to other emergency services. Preparation is key, constantly maintaining our equipment. We are on standby and endeavour to monitor channel 16, 24 hours a day. We can also be reached by cell phone at any time of day and night. The fleet of 4 main vessels are maintained and checked daily, and are always on the ready for a fast response. We are strategically based in Seacows Bay, Tortola, at a central point to all of the BVI.

Husky Salvage & Towing has over a million dollars of equipment and vessels that have been purchased, modified, customised, licensed and maintained for the primary purpose of prompt, efficient responses to save vessels and property.

Husky Salvage & Towing works very closely with US Coastguard and Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR). Kevin Rowlette was on the founding committee of VISAR and still maintains a close day-to-day relationship, participating whenever required in life-saving situations and provides services if necessary. We also work closely with local government agencies: customs, police, conservation and the BVI government marine services department.

Husky Salvage & Towing has worked from one end of the Caribbean to the other, and participated in hurricane clean up in Cuba, St. Marteen, Puerto Rico, USVI, BVI and Grenada. We have a long-standing reputation with local companies for our fair approach to billing, and insurance companies frequently retain Kevin Rowlette as a consultant in other areas of the Caribbean.