High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas: The Race to Save the Cougar Ace is the story of Titan Salvage, a small team in Florida whose members specialize in one type of project: saving disabled ships that are in danger of capsizing, sinking, colliding, or running aground:

“They’re a motley mix: American, British, Swedish, Panamanian. Each has a specialty — deep-sea diving, computer modeling, underwater welding, big-engine repair. And then there’s Habib, the guy who regularly helicopters onto the deck of a sinking ship, greets whatever crew is left, and takes command of the stricken vessel.”

Photo: Rich Habib, Senior Salvage Master, Titan Salvage
Credit: Andrew Hetherington More photos.