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953:"Dockwise Ltd : Dockwise Vanguard started maiden trip"
1485:"Huge salvage vessel may help lift Costa Concordia wreck"
1232:"Boskalis plans Vanguard-beating heavy lift crown-taker"
1200:"Collection of maritime press clippings, Special report"
1020:"Making heavy lift transportation by sea more efficient"
980:"Dockwise Vanguard Heavy Transport Vessel, Netherlands"
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955:. Market Wire. 1 February 2013
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1307:"Aker designs largest spar"
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139:US$
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