A woman’s strength in demolition!
An old sheet piling repair had to be removed. Over 40 years ago, a concrete lump had been poured in front of an open sheet pile connection. The lump had to be partially demolished. Verena took up the challenge and with a 9 kg heavy demolition hammer she tackled the...
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 out of a tunnel...
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
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 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
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
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!...