Marine
Salvage

With a long history dating back to the 1970’s Falmouth Divers have an unrivalled experience in marine salvage and recovery.

Over the years, our expert personnel have worked with a broad range of clients recover all manor of vessels, plant and machinery from the depth.

Experience

Specialising in vessels from 1 tonne to 200 tonne deadweight, we provide a fast efficient service to insurance companies, port authorities, government investigators and individual vessel owners to recover or remove vessels from any situation, from above water strandings to deep water ROV recovery.

Our highly experienced personnel can mobilise quickly to any location with all the necessary personnel, equipment, vessels and procedures to enable a full rapid response. This enables the safe and speedy removal of vessels of all types, from trawlers and tugs, to pleasure craft, or working craft such as dredgers and barges.

We also provide specialist divers and riggers to larger bespoke salvors undertaking the salvage of bigger ships and structures.

Services

Common services provided include, but are not limited to:

  • Vessel re-floating including patching, plugging and welding

  • Vessel recovery

  • Total loss vessel and wreckage removal

  • Pollution control

  • Vessel demolition or wreck lowering

  • Component or cargo recovery

  • Anchor and chain recovery

  • Wreck location

  • Wreck survey and assessment

  • De-fuelling and de-watering

  • Accident investigation surveys

  • ROV surveys

  • Lost object location and recovery

 

Rapid response.

If you need a rapid response to a salvage situation, please contact our Penryn, UK office on +44 (0)1326 374736

Falmouth Divers at work

In this footage you’ll see our experienced divers working on vessel salvage operations.

Let’s work together.

If you’re looking for a marine salvage contractor or sub-contractor, we’d be keen to discuss how Falmouth Divers could help to complete your project safely, on time and within budget.