Welcoming another client to our books, TDS delivered new boat launch facilities to the precious larapuna/Eddystone Point site. Our team balanced cultural heritage, professional environmental management, challenging weather conditions and tides to deliver an expertly finished product for locals and visitors to enjoy for years to come! Read the press release here.

Our Devonport team have been undertaking a long term pile wrapping campaign under the leadership of a mainland construction company. TDS has collaborated with site teams and managed the complete pile stripping, cleaning and wrapping campaign of both I beam and concrete octagonal piles.

Our northern team has proudly assisted the HazellBrady JV through various stages of the Devonport Quaylink project with subsea developments. TDS involvement included underwater cutting, seabed surveying and dredging.

Late in the afternoon during a heavy storm, Total Dive Solutions team was engaged by a large seafaring ship to perform urgent repair works to the propellor and propellor tunnel after sustaining serious damage causing vibrations to the ship. TDS team worked round the clock using our specialised equipment to re-shape the propellor and address the vibration issue. We were proud to see the ship return to working order thanks to the tireless work of our crew.

Our team recently spent some time in the north of the state with one of our valued clients on their Emu River bridge asset. Our divers removed old debris (trees) which had made their way downstream in floodwater and become stuck. Divers then removed redundant old piles using our underwater chainsaw.

TDS worked with another of our valued clients at the local port authority to urgently remove debris which were identified in the harbour. Our team mobilised quickly to remove the debris in a timely manner, ensuring a successful outcome for all involved. Thank you for having us!

We salvaged 2022 Sydney to Hobart yacht race competitor ‘Huntress’ from Christmas Beach, truwana/Cape Barren Island. Our team carefully ‘walked’ her down the beach to re-float her with minimal damage. Read the full press release here; Huntress Press Release (Yacht Salvage, Marine Salvage)

TDS successfully delivered a new boat ramp at Surveyors Bay. Our crews removed the old boat ramp and replaced it with a new ramp, ensuring an upgraded experience for locals who enjoy getting out in this area of Southern Tasmania. Thank you to our valued client and all involved for delivering another successful boat ramp.

Over the Christmas break, Kioni was anchored off Flinders Island when she sustained damage resulting in the skegg being dislodged. Our crew were onsite within 8 hours and prevented her from sinking. Our crew then sailed her to Melbourne where repairs are planned to be carried out.

Our scientific diving crew worked on a federally funded reef seeding project on two sites in Southern Tasmania. The crew seeded the reef structures as part of a nationwide project looking at how these types of reefs can contribute to the biodiversity of our marine ecosystems - love your work team!

Our team have recently been stationed in the north east of the state undertaking pile wrapping and general maintenance repairs to a popular jetty. We’re proud of professional workmanship and the final results.

We worked with a high profile client to remove flood debris that were obstructing one of their bridge assets. Over a week, the team removed more than 70 tonnes of debris.

Total Dive Solutions regularly undertakes inspection campaigns to client specifications. We pride ourselves in our ability to provide HD video and imagery to allow for close scrutiny and accurate reporting.

The team undertook pressure cleaning of a newly built 54m catamaran destined for Africa. Our divers used high pressure cleaners to assist in the successful delivery of this new build and assist our client to get the job done in a timely manner.

TDS successfully delivered a new boat ramp at Lake Binney. Our crews removed the old boat ramp and replaced it with a new, brush finish ramp, ensuring an upgraded experience for locals who frequent the lake. Thank you to our valued client and all involved for delivering another successful boat ramp.

Our marine scientific dive crew jumped in to perform a Spotted Handfish Natural Values Survey clearance dive to permit nearby construction works to commence. TDS often conducts surveys of this nature for construction projects and is proud to adhere closely to environemental constraints of major projects.

Over the Christmas and New Years break we were called to salvage the Miss Temma fishing vessel. She was left partially submerged, after another operator failed to salvage her. We successfully floated her and moved her to a marina for assessment.

We successfully salvaged ‘No Kerfuffle’ from Sloping Reef. Our fast response team arrived on site to first secure the hydrocarbons, before dive crew arrived to float and tow her back to safe harbour, where she then was craned for assessment.

Our team worked with a specialised product to urgently repair the integrity of sheet piles on a civils site. We’re proud to have work efficiently to deliver a successful outcome.

The crew recently conducted an inspection of a subsea High Voltage cable. We are pleased to be able to offer our clients High Definition underwater video of our work.

Our team successfully recovered and re-installed navigation channel piles that has become dislodged. We are pleased with the result and thank all involved.

We teamed up with Marine and Safety Tasmania - MAST to help with filming a commercial about the importance of correct buoyancy. We sunk and re-floated ‘Monica’ multiple times for the demonstrations and helped filming the underwater perspectives with our HD camera equipment.

In the workshop the crew fabricated a new isolated danger navigation marker, before installing up at Lake Pedder. We are very happy with how it turned out.