Ministry of Environment, British Columbia - Robson Bight Salvage

On May 19, 2009, Global Diving & Salvage and Mammoet Salvage of Holland accomplished a highly technical deep-water recovery of a fuel-laden tanker trunk in the sensitive waters of the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve at the northern end of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The reserve is considered critical habitat for the resident Orca (Killer Whale) populations along Canada’s west coast. The work was performed directly for the Ministry of Environment, British Columbia.

Working at a depth of 1,165', using a state-of-the-art remote operated vehicle (ROV), a dive team, and a specially engineered Deep Water Recovery Casing (DWRC), our team carefully and successfully recovered a sunken tanker truck laden with diesel fuel and a container of assorted oils from the bottom. The operation was completed safely and with no additional impact to the environment. How it happened.