Phoenix Upgrades Dive Tank at VA Facility
Phoenix International Holdings has completed a year-long project at its Chesapeake, Va., location to refurbish and upgrade an underwater welding tank. The 20-ft. deep x 10-ft. wide, 11,750 gallon, fully operational dive tank which has been sandblasted and painted and boasts interior and exterior modifications including a new observation window, new steps, a dive station platform, and an upgraded water filtration system.This tank will support underwater welding training for NAVSEA procedures, commercial American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) welding certifications, and underwater testing of electrodes that
Divers Aid Tanker with Propeller Damage in Corpus Christi
Commercial divers recently helped a tanker return to service after suffering major propeller damage in the Port of Corpus Christi.Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. said its commercial ship husbandry division recently responded to a call from the stricken 330-meter vessel in 60-feet of water in Corpus Christi, Texas.Upon mobilizing a fly away dive spread and dive team, the project manager Errol Gritten performed the complex mathematics involved in calculating the mass loss of the damage to restore hydrodynamic balance. Phoenix divers then worked over 8 days cropping the blades and balancing the
Phoenix Wins $112 Million Navy Contract
Phoenix International Holdings Inc. announced it has been awarded a $112 million cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for worldwide undersea deep ocean search and recovery operations and engineering and technical support to the U.S. Navy Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV). Work will be performed worldwide and is expected to be completed in September 2027.Commenting on the award, Phoenix President Patrick Keenan stated, “Phoenix has a long history of providing undersea operations services to the U.S. Navy and we are honored
US Navy Recovers Lost Fighter Jet from the Bottom of the Mediterranean Sea
, and communications, in order to seamlessly integrate and provide forward command and control when and where needed," said CTF 68 Commodore, Capt. Geoffrey Townsend.Working under the direction of the U.S. Navy’s SUPSALV aboard the multi-purpose construction vessel (MPV) Everest, Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. said it located and recovered a downed aircraft from a depth of approximately 9,500 feet.The aircraft was recovered using a CURV-21 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to attach specialized rigging and lift lines to the aircraft. A lifting hook was attached to the rigging to raise
Phoenix Hires Sonnenberg as Norfolk GM
Subsea marine services company Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. announced that Michael Sonnenberg has joined the company as general manager of its Norfolk, Va. office.As a U.S. Navy Master Diver, Master Chief, and Master Training Specialist-Instructor, Sonnenberg brings to Phoenix 29 years of experience in air and mixed gas diving, salvage and underwater ship husbandry. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Leadership from Thomas Edison State University.Patrick Keenan, Phoenix president, said, "Michael Sonnenberg brings to Phoenix significant program management and leadership
Phoenix, SUPSALV Perform Record 3.6-mile Deep Salvage
Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix), under the direction of the U.S. Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), located and recovered the fuselage of a downed MH-60S Seahawk helicopter in the Pacific, near Okinawa, Japan, from a record breaking depth of 19,075 feet. This equates to just over 3.6 miles beneath the sea and is 266 feet deeper than the previous salvage record, also set by Phoenix and SUPSALV during an operation in 2019. The helicopter was located in March of 2020 using the U.S. Navy’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle “Trondheim” and then
Subsea Defense: Navy Deepens Commitment to Underwater Vehicles
Navy employs several different subsea systems for subsea salvage work, including tethered robotic systems and UUVs. They can be used from a variety of platforms, and are employed under the direction of the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage (SUPSALV).The 6,400-pound CURV-21 ROV, built by Phoenix International, is the latest version in the series of CURV vehicles used by the Navy, can conduct salvage operations at depths up to 20,000 feet of seawater. It has more capability than CURV-III, its predecessor, but with a smaller overall system footprint.DEEP DRONE 8000 is a 4,100-pound ROV has maximum
Phoenix Building New Test Tank
Marine services contractor Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. said it is building a new test tank at its Bayou Vista, La. facility.“The tank will play an essential role in conducting diver certifications, training, development and testing, as well as the development and application of new underwater technologies that Phoenix has become known for,” said Phoenix Area Manager, Troy Turner. “It will also be available to our clients who require specific underwater testing for any equipment or materials prior to project execution.”The one-atmosphere dive tank, measuring 13’
Greensea Expands, Again
latest technology, a hull crawling robot with precise hull-relative navigation and autonomy capabilities. Assisting James on the hull robotics program is Sam Fladung, Robotics Engineer.“James is one of the best engineers I know. I first met him at graduate school and then worked with him at Phoenix International,” said Greensea CEO, Ben Kinnaman. “We have built a lot of robots together. I’ve been trying to get him to work for us at Greensea for years and finally, with the opening of our Plymouth office and the new hull robotics program, the timing was right. We’re thrilled
February 2024
