Salvage & Recovery

Historical artefacts are not taken up unnecessarily. Each lifted object results in additional costs for conservation and storage. Small objects are usually lifted by liftbag. Entire ship hulls require a complicated operation.

• Lifting the Vasa, Dottie Mayol. Salvage financed by volunteer fundraising.
• Wasa Goes Down, Can Come Up! Petter Karlsson
• The Raising of the Mary Rose
• Salvage of the Titanic, William J. Broad

Links

• Sunken Ships & Objects, Russian marine engineering.
• ProSEA, Professional Shipwreck Explorers Association
• Odyssey Marine Exploration, USA. Conducts underwater investigations on a commercial basis, often deep-sea operations.
• Arqueonautas SA, Portugal. Conducts underwater investigations on a commercial basis, some artefacts are being sold.

helmet divers salvaging the Royal George