Small pits – exciting jobs
In Wallonia, people have been busy for years improving the watermanagement. And the recent events in Vervier and its surroundings prove once again that this is necessary. SUBMAR recently completed three small construction pits, each one was quite a challenge. Due to...
Mobile Launch and Recovery System
Who likes to climb a steep ladder back to the quay after a long exhausting dive? And all that with 35kg of diving equipment? Nobody likes that! And you know what? It really is not safe either. On top of that, every diver wastes a lot of energy climbing up and down the...
Testing Propeller Cleaning and Polishing Unit
With SUBMAR, we want to make a significant contribution to the environment. This is one of the core objectives of our company. The environmental pressure in our world is so big that we humans are threatened. So we believe that it is of the utmost importance that...
Swimming Pool Adventure
Sometimes the life of a diver is hard, sometimes it's just fun. We recently received an inspection and repair job at one of our large swimming pools in Flanders. Two days of swimming around in clear, warm water. What more can a diver hope for!...
Find the leak
Just outside the old city part of Ghent, works were in progress to place a pipeline under the Scheldt river. On both sides, the reception pits were being prepared for the pipeline to depart and arrive. For the contractor, it was of the utmost importance that the sheet...
Evergem Lock
Our client had planned major works on the top hinges of the Evergem lock gates. In order to carry out this work safely, the doors had to be secured both above and below water level. A specialised engineering office had calculated and dimensioned the anchors and it was...
Carbon Bottles
Because we have the best interest at heart of the women in our company, we have decided to replace all air cylinders by carbon bottles. And it was immediately clear that this initiative was well received!
Gigantic ship
A while ago, a gigantic ship arrived in Zeebrugge. It turned out to be the sister of the ship that has been stuck in the Suez Canal. Because it was also a challenge for the port of Zeebrugge to bring this ship safely in, all necessary precautions were taken. In...
Propeller Blade Cropping
Somewhere during an offshore action, things went wrong. The portside propeller was hit hard. The measuring equipment immediately made it clear that something was wrong with the propeller. It was decided to call in at the port of Zeebrugge and have a diving inspection...
Verena dives into wastewater
In order to perform maintenance on a wastewater basin, Aquafin asked for our help. The employees of the water purification station looked a bit surprised when they realised that it would be Verena who would solve the problem. Stijn and Marie put everything in place...