Certified by several world-renowned organizations, including ISO 9001: 2008. Now that's proven expertise!

All equipment is suited to the various types of underwater work: ROV, sidescan sonar, lift bags, and many others.

Divex Marine clients have put their trust in our skilled and professional team since 1963.

A team of qualified, dedicated, and professional divers at your service - where and when you need them.

Efficiency, diligence, and professionalism are values upheld by every one of our employees.

Refloating and recovery

Ship refloating and recovery

Since 1963, we have traveled on location to a number of shipwrecks that required quick and highly precise action. Day or night, our company can intervene for any size of emergency.

Though no project is too large or too small, they all require a great deal of professionalism, creativity, flexibility, and a readiness to work under difficult and varied conditions.

What is refloating and recovery?

Refloating is the action of bringing an object back to the surface. Typical recovery cases include grounded ships, but we can also refloat shipwrecks, planes, and other machinery.

Recovery is a very complex process that involves the recovery of various objects from the bottom of the water.

Underwater refloating and recovery experiences

Our past experience is a major asset. We were successful in refloating submerged items with a total weight of up to 72 000 pounds. Thanks to our lifting bags, we have contributed to the refloating of:

Ships

Work boats, tugs;
Commercial fishing vessels;
Sailboats, pleasure crafts.

Vehicles

Automobiles, trucks;
Machinery (cranes, excavators).

Others

Equipment parts (various objects: anchors, buoys, etc.);
Search for missing persons.

We offer a wide variety of equipment: lifting bags, ROV with sides-can sonar, underwater metal detector, pumps and compressors, welding and cutting units, barges, and other equipment required for refloating operations.