Techno Dive
Diving - Salvage
Here you will find some outstanding work
Refloating FV Esperanza, sunk in Montevideo Port since November 2009
February 23, 2011
Fire was set inside Korean flag FV Esperanza, on November 2009. Due to fire combat tasks, too much water was embarked, thus taking her to the botom.
She rested on the bottom with 35º list to port.
After four weeks of hull preparation ( blanking openings, sealing water entrances, setting submersible pumps in position, etc), working in no visibility muddy waters, she was brough to surface and delivered in a safe condition to client , ANP ( Port Authority).
Aireation basins
November 2010
Diving inside polluted water pools , using 100% water proof gear, at UPM pullp mill.
Assiting Seaforth Geosurvey Inc.
March & April 2010
Assiting Seaforth Geosurvey Inc. with ocean bottom survey works at Maldonado coast, a requisite to a future optical fiber cable laying, connecting Uruguay and Argentina. March & April 2010.
Replace broken propeller
May 2009
On May 2009, a 70m LOA spanish fishing vessel recalled Montevideo Port, in search of drydock to replace a broken propeller.
As all drydocks in the area were full, the owner trusted our company to accomplish the job.
A five divers team, working with reduced water visibility, replaced the broken propeller (one blade missing) in some days.
After trying with no success to release the propeller from the tail shaft , using a 120 tons hydraulic jack, it was finally decided to cut the propeller boss.
Once this step was accomplished, the broken propeller was removed and the new one set in place.
One hour after completion, the vessel got underway to her assigned fishing zone (South Atlantic), at entire owners satisfaction.
Ocean going vessel Martela OF
Summer 1990
Lost her keel on South Atlantic Ocean, during Whitbread Round the World Cup, summer 1990.
Vessel cap sized down and crew was recoverd alive.
A salvage vesssel was dispatched from Montevideo; arrived when Martela OF had lost almost her buoyancy.
Soon the mast was cut off, and the hull prepared to be towed to Montevideo, where she was adrifted.
Later she was bought by our country and completed several reaces, with a new name: URUGUAY NATURAL.
MV Dock Express
Winter 1994
On winter 1994, Techno Dive SA assited MV Dock Express during UNISUR optical fiber cable beach entrance manoeuvres.
Afterwards, its branch unit was buried 1 m below ocean sea floor, at a point 30 miles south of Punta del Este, at 30 m depth.
Works were completed by burying the beach entrance segment, work done by SEAWORKS robot, with our assistance.
Department of the Navy letter
November 2004
Commander E.C. Helme recognized support given to USN ships at Montevideo Port, Nov. 2004.
Wrecks removal
September 2004
This article makes a brief description of our effort, during Montevideo harbour cleaning operations, comprising removal of first 8 of 21 wrecks removed along 4 years.
Newspaper El País, 9-20-2004.