S.S. BenmohrThe last journeySS Benmohr was a 6,000-ton cargo vessel owned by Ben Line Steamers of Leith, Scotland. On her last voyage she sailed from Bombay, destination Liverpool via Durban. The ship was torpedoed by the German submarine U-505 300 miles SW from Freetown, Sierra Leone and sank in deep water with no loss of life. THE…
In 2022, two Guinness World Records and two “Shipwreck Oscars” from Wreckwatch Magazine were made possible by major involvement of Deep Ocean Search personal & technologies
DOS provides another high-tech solution for ultra-deep water operations
DOS are delighted to announce that Endurance has been found. This from DOS’s Head of Operations Nicolas Vincent: “This has been the most complex subsea project ever undertaken, with several world records achieved to ensure the safe detection of Endurance. State of the art of subsea technologies have been deployed to achieve this successful outcome…
Deep Ocean Search LTD are pleased to announce that their technical and managerial team are now in Cape Town for the mobilisation of the polar research vessel S.A. Agulhas II, which will take the expedition to search for the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s vessel, Endurance. The expedition is organised and funded by The Falklands…
DOS has been contracted by CALADAN OCEANIC to supply and integrate the first Full-Ocean-Depth (FOD) side scan sonar. After a successful campaign of hyperbaric tests conducted under DNV supervision, this unique 11000m rated side scan sonar will be installed on FOD submersible DSV Limiting Factor. DOS will also supply software suite and specific trainings to…
S.S. ColoradanThe last journeySS Coloradan was a 6,000-ton cargo vessel owned by the American Hawaiian SS Company. On her last voyage she sailed from the Persian Gulf, routed from Durban to Trinidad and then on to New York.The Attack Torpedo Report Cleaned-up sketch from Witte’s Torpedo Report showing Coloradan in lower right moving to the…
Deep Ocean Search (DOS) are delighted to announce their involvement in Endurance22 expedition. DOS are providing Project Management and Engineering support for the expedition. In addition, DOS will be sending a team of experienced personnel on board the vessel Aghulas II in order to assist in the finding of Shackleton’s ship Endurance. Further announcements will…
IXBlue delivers DriX certifications to DOS personnel. DOS is delighted to announce that staff members have been certified by IXBLUE as DriX Pilots, operators and supervisors. Our qualified team of hydrographers and geophysicists are therefore able to support companies who rent or buy DriX USV systems. Our team can provide support for each step of…
