I know that in the USA everything seems bigger and better, but now you are quite wrong. In a small country, the Netherlands, which has 17 million inhabitants, the famous Smit salvage has been established for decades and has a leading role and has established a huge name worldwide.People have been salvaging ships before the good ol US of A was born. As others have stated the Dutch are by far the most experienced in this field and are the go too for seemingly impossible salvage jobs.