Subsea Services

Maritime Propeller Repairs (MPR) BV in the Netherlands ran its first comprehensive training programme last week for divers from underwater marine maintenance specialists UMC.

The Diving Medical Advisory Committee has published a revision to ‘Medical Equipment to be held at the Site of an Offshore Diving Operation’ (DMAC 15 Rev. 3). This supersedes all previous issues…

Submarine Escape, Rescue, Abandonment & Survival (SMERAS) Support Services and Diving & Life Support Services provider QinetiQ has re-commissioned its Hyperbaric Trials Unit (HTU) following an extensive refit.

A new course at Plymouth UK based medical charity DDRC (Diving Diseases Research Centre), which trains people to handle medical care at sea, has awarded its first certificate.

Two bulk carriers needed prompt attention recently from the Hydrex dive and technician teams. Five cracks were found in the flat bottom area of a 130m long bulk carrier while another had…

A new generation of hull corrosion protection anodes can be changed by divers using ordinary wrenches, allowing them to be easily installed or replaced both when the vessel is in drydock or…