DOS in 2022: two world records and two ‘Shipwreck Oscars’
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
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CALADAN OCEANIC find the deepest wreck ever with support of DOS expertise.
DOS provides another high-tech solution for ultra-deep water operations
Endurance has been found!
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…
DOS team now in Capetown for Endurance22 expedition kick-off
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 to integrate the world’s first ‘Full Ocean Depth’ side scan sonar
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…
DOS announce their involvement in Endurance22
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…
DriX certifications for DOS personnel
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…
DOS 10th anniversary – Photo album
The company is now in its 11th year of operations! We’ve had the tremendous good fortune to have a dedicated and loyal team with us during this period (engineers, surveyors, geophysicists, scientists, researchers, pilots etc.) as well as great partners and associates who have shared this adventure with us. We attach here some photos illustrating…
Scuba Diving to the Titanic!
A Project Supported by Deep Ocean Search Ltd Kevin James is a friend of one of DOS’s management and is a diving instructor living in the Bahamas. Like most of DOS’s personnel who are divers, Kevin knows that being underwater in a attractive environment can be a very relaxing experience. As he is ex UK military,…
DOS involved in the finding of the French submarine La Minerve
DOS are pleased to confirm their involvement in the finding of the French submarine La Minerve, which was lost in off Toulon, France. The diesel submarine La Minerve was on a military exercise when it disappeared in January 1968. Repeated searches have failed to find the vessel until now. In collaboration with SHOM (French navy hydrographic…
WSE 2019: end of search for Endurance
The end of search for Endurance has been announced on Weddell Sea Expedition Website. Abstract: “Following pioneering Antarctic scientific research, Expedition reaches wreck site, but deteriorating weather and ice conditions force searchers to abandon quest for now The Weddell Sea Expedition, which conducted a highly successful multi-disciplinary scientific research programme in Antarctica, has been forced…
WSE 2019 video: meet the DOS team onboard Agulhas II
Weddell Sea Expedition 2019: “Reach The World” educational program introduces DOS offshore management team onboard S.A. Agulhas II. Holly Ewart takes us into the Online Room on the S.A. Agulhas in the Weddell Sea to meet the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) team. Channing Thomas, the team leader from Ocean Infinity, describes what an AUV is,…
DOS announce their involvement in the WSE 2019
Deep Ocean Search (DOS) are delighted to announce their involvement in the 2019 Weddell Sea Expedition. DOS were chosen by Maritime Archaeology Consultants to provide specialist personnel to this expedition to conduct under-ice science missions and, ice cover permitting, to search for the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, which sank after being crushed…
Ocean Infinity announce finding ARA San Juan
Ocean Infinity confirms that it has found ARA San Juan, the Argentine Navy submarine which was lost on 15 November 2017. In the early hours of 17 November, after two months of seabed search, Ocean Infinity located what has now been confirmed as the wreckage of the ARA San Juan. The submarine was found in…
DOS support Ocean Infinity in search for ARA San Juan
DOS is working with Ocean Infinity on the seabed search for the lost submarine ARA San Juan (S-42) which disappeared off the East coast of Argentina. ARA San Juan (S-42) is a TR-1700-class diesel-electric submarine which has been in service with the Argentine Navy since 19 November 1985. In early November 2017, she was part of a navy exercise…
End of search for missing flight MH370
On the 29/05/2018, Ocean Infinity officialy announced the end of search operations for the missing flight MH370. During this mission, 112,000 km2 of seabed imagery was collected by Ocean Infinity’s AUV fleet, then carefully processed and analysed by Deep Ocean Search specialists over 3 months of operational days onboard R/V Seabed Constructor. DOS provided a…
DOS releases archive footage of R.M.S. Orcades
DOS release footage of the British ocean liner R.M.S Orcades RMS Orcades, 23, 456 tons, was an ocean liner and a cruise ship belonging to the Orient Line. She was on a voyage from Capetown to Liverpool, unescorted, in October 1942. She carried 741 passengers, 290 crew, 36 gunners, transporting 3000 tons of mixed cargo and…
DOS releases HD footage of S.S. City Of Cairo
DOS releases new footage of the S.S. City Of Cairo HD video footage of the wreck S.S. City Of Cairo, laying at 5150m. She was discovered by Deep Ocean Search in 2012. The SS City of Cairo (Captain William Rogerson) was a mixed cargo and passenger ship belonging to Ellerman Lines and was on a voyage…
DOS brings their expertise to the search for MH370
DOS is working with Ocean Infinity on the seabed search for the lost flight MH370 Boeing 777 aircraft which disappeared off the West coast of Australia. DOS provides a number of their key personnel to this operation including an offshore manager (Client Representative), a senior sonar analyst (Target Master) and 4 surveyors. DOS personnel have…
DOS supplies MS804 data to assist MH370 search
DOS have supplied ATSB with MS804 example-data to assist MH370 search With the agreement of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority and the French Safety Investigation Authority (BEA), DOS have supplied the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) with side scan sonar data of the MS804 crash site in order to assist with the on-going MH370 search.
Departure of R.V. John Lethbridge
DOS announces the departure of Research Vessel John Lethbridge It is with regret that DOS announces the departure of our vessel John Lethbridge which has been the home for our survey and marine teams for the last 6 years. She has taken us safely and without breakdown across the Atlantic several times and has ranged…
MS804 press release #2
Egyptair flight MS804 – Press Release #2 Following the announcement by Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation and French BEA, DOS ltd confirms the recovery of both MS804’s black boxes: the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) on the 16th of June 2016 and the Flight Data Recorder on the 17th of June 2016. At this moment, DOS…
MS804 press release #1
Flight Egyptair MS804 – Press Release #1 Thank you for your interest for DOS ltd. Following the announcement by Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation and French BEA, DOS ltd confirms the discovery of Flight MS804 wreckage site(s). At the moment, DOS ltd is not authorized to supply any pictures, videos, chart and/or positions linked with…
MH370 & DOS Limited FAQ
MH370 – frequently asked questions about DOS MH370 could potentially be in a water depth of 6000 meters. Does DOS have full ocean depth capability? Our deep tow side scan sonar Mak-ix and our ROV Comanche are both rated to 6,000m. Both assets have worked continuously for extended periods at depths down to 5,900m. What…
DOS world record announced by Guinness
Deepest salvage of cargo from a shipwreck! DOS world record for the deepest salvage of cargo from a shipwreck has been published on Guinness website. Abstract: The British passenger steamship SS City of Cairo was torpedoed on 6 November 1942 by a German submarine and sank with the loss of 104 lives. In April 2015, it was…
DOS salvages the S.S. City Of Cairo
Wreck S.S. City Of Cairo – World record salvage at 5150m! Under contract to the UK Ministry of Transport, DOS recovered close to a hundred tons of silver coins from steam ship City Of Cairo laying at a depth of 5150m – a world depth record. The SS City of Cairo (Captain William Rogerson) was…
DOS finds the wreck R.M.S. Orcades
DOS announce finding the British liner R.M.S. Orcades The Malaysian Government recently announced that Deep Ocean Search Limited (DOS) and Ixblue were to be awarded a search contract for MH370 to deploy DOS’s survey vessel John Lethbridge and its comprehensive ultra deep water assets and experienced personnel. DOS’s team have unique experience of the work…
DOS finds the S.S. City Of Cairo
DOS announces finding the steam ship City Of Cairo. The SS City of Cairo (Captain William Rogerson) was a mixed cargo and passenger ship belonging to Ellerman Lines and was on a voyage from Bombay to England, via Cape Town and Recife, Brazil, unescorted, in late 1942. She carried 296 souls of which 136 were…