They dive the world over, equipped with specific tools to accomplish each unique underwater task, serving the U.S. Navy beneath the surface. Whether it is an inspection of a submarine, a salvage and recovery mission or conducting a research project, Navy Divers are highly trained and ready to go. “It’s never dull,” said Navy Chief… Continue Reading »
“As one of The Underwater Centre’s Student Advisors, a question I get asked a lot, and particularly just now given the media coverage of the drop in oil prices, is what offshore work opportunities are there once students have completed their training as a commercial diver or an ROV pilot tech? “The drop in oil… Continue Reading »
KOOLE MAMMOET Salvage has completed wreck removal operation of the roll-on-roll-off container vessel SALOOS offshore Angola. The vessel capsized in May 2014 at Cabinda anchorage in Angola, carrying 155 containers and cargo. After the grounding of the vessel, an unknown amount of containers was scattered in an area of 60 km² with several containers stranded on… Continue Reading »
The job requires U.S. citizenship, good health and youth. You must be in top physical condition and able to complete a strenuous medical and physical exam. You have to be smart enough, and you must have two years of service left in your Navy enlistment. If you meet the requirements, you can be a Navy… Continue Reading »
In its list of different types of commercial divers, cDivernet gives a description of the primary tasks that military divers have to accomplish. Each comes with its own form of commercial diving insurance that takes the specifics of the work into account, which often involve other military ships and property. Here are some examples of the tasks… Continue Reading »
A quick response has been prompted following concerns after diesel from a sunken ship flowed to the surface in Port Elizabeth harbour. An estimated 40 tons of diesel has leaked from a shipping trawler, Baratz the that sank in November last year. Environmentalists expressed concern over the impact the spill posed on the sea life,… Continue Reading »
Looking for something different from the traditional 9-5 job, the chance to travel and work with your hands? Commercial diving could offer all of these things plus a unique work environment… underwater! We caught up with Ali MacLeod, Air Diving Manager at the Underwater Centre to find out how to be a commercial diver, what… Continue Reading »
USS Houston sunk, along with more than 700 souls, in Indonesia on February 28, 1942 during the Battle of Sunda Strait. In 2014, reports of unauthorized salvaging has reached the Navy but divers found no evidence of such operations after their survey. Last week, EOD Mobile Diving and Salvage Team Seven divers on board USNS… Continue Reading »
According to Hawaii News Now, the Judy K, a nearly 80-foot-long fishing vessel that has been sinking in Honolulu since January, is scheduled to be salvaged early this October. The operation is overseen by the Department of Transportation and Army divers, who will reportedly use this situation as a way to hone their ship recovery… Continue Reading »
Stage one of underwater inspections conducted by divers on the sunken Sewol ferry has been finalized. After the award of salvage contract to Shanghai Salvage-Ocean C&I consortium , 50 divers have been performing vessel inspection. According to media reports, 50 divers were among 211 people working on the site from two barges, Hyundai Boryeung and Dalrihao…. Continue Reading »
