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Waterline Cutting

Don’t think women can’t do heavy work. Marie has cut dozens of metres of heavy steel cable and salvaged it by hand! And it wasn’t easy, because the cutting work was at water level. And to make things even more difficult, the cables had to be dragged...
Launch of Veurne Sas’ new doors

Launch of Veurne Sas’ new doors

The Covid pandemic put a spanner in the works, but in the end we were able to witness the Veurne Sas in Nieuwpoort getting its new lock gates. And we were allowed to inaugurate them by lifting the floodgates one by one and flooding the lock again.   It was a...
Confined spaces

Confined spaces

Divers often work in open sea, but they also work oftenly in very confined spaces. That is why we organised a thorough training for all our divers, so they can enter confined spaces safely. The training was an eye-opener for everyone. Especially when we were trained...
Measuring tower RT1

Measuring tower RT1

Measuring is knowing! Windmills are built at sea every day. Gigantic works of art that supply electrical power to thousands of families. In order to guarantee that these structures can be positioned correctly and will last for more than 25 years, a great deal of data...
Removal of Boezinge Sas lock gates

Removal of Boezinge Sas lock gates

An idyllic spot somewhere deeply hidden in West Flanders is called Boezinge. A beautiful place to make nice walks. The Boezinge town council cherishes its two old locks. They spare no effort to keep the locks in service. To keep the locks in service, the old lock...
Small pits – exciting jobs

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

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

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

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...
Find the leak

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...