SG SALVAGE – the only Commercial Diving Company in Djibouti and the Horn of Africa – has passed a comprehensive Audit by DNV to be awarded certification as recognised external specialists for In-Water Survey of Ships.

DNV Senior Surveyors visited SG SALVAGE Offices in Dubai and (remotely) Djibouti and conducted a thorough audit of the Quality Management System, diving procedures, equipment and facilities, having previously witnessed a ‘live’ practical demonstration on a DNV classed vessel in Djibouti.

This DNV Certification adds to SG SALVAGE’s ABS and RINA certifications for in-water survey specialists.  Both ABS and RINA certificates have been held since 2018 and both have recently been extended for another 3 years after successful recertification audits.  

As well as these new Class Certificates, SG SALVAGE has been certified to the latest Quality Standard ISO 9001:2015 since 2014 – a much sought-after international ISO standard awarded to well-organised, quality companies who successfully manage the risks & opportunities affecting their business, ultimately leading to improved services and cost efficiencies that are passed onto satisfied customers.

SG SALVAGE Commercial Diving

SG SALVAGE, and its owning entity Sovereign Global Djibouti, have been supplying Commercial Diving and Offshore Support Services in Djibouti and the surrounding Horn of Africa since 1999.  Over these years, they have built strong and trusting relationships with local businesses, shipowners and Djiboutian Authorities, enabling them to complete even the most difficult and complex tasks on time and on budget. 

With Djibouti being a strategic hub in the region, SG SALVAGE is able to serve customers throughout the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden regions.  Their unique position within the local market gives them an in-depth understanding of local business infrastructure & nuances, allowing them to develop efficient and cost-effective processes to get the job done with maximum client satisfaction.  

With an average of almost 50 vessels a day calling at Djibouti, SG SALVAGE offers comprehensive packages for shipping clients including offshore support services, underwater inspection, hull cleaning and propeller polishing, hull maintenance and search & recovery of lost items.  They also specialise in marine salvage, having removed several 200 plus ton shipwrecks from Djiboutian Ports, and re-sinking them to make artificial reefs, helping to protect the rich and diverse marine ecosystem that exists in the region.

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Working with partners SubCom, Djibouti Telecom, Telecom Kenya and Somtel, SG Djibouti initially used commercial divers to conduct hydrographic surveys off La Siesta Beach in Djibouti, including bathymetry and geomorphology measurements, and then provided a fleet of vessels to help lay the cable from the Transoceanic Cable Ship Company’s cable laying vessel, Durable.

SG Djibouti has provided a variety of maritime support services to government and international organisations since its conception in 1999, including support to various United Nations Missions such as the Inspection Mechanism for Yemen (UNVIM), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), international community counter-piracy operations, and NGO research organisations such as the Whale Shark Conservation Society as well as recreational diving tours.

SG Salvage is a brand name of SG Djibouti and is the only commercial diving company registered and situated in Djibouti. They are approved by ABS and RINA as recognised external specialists for In-Water Survey and their Integrated Quality Management System is certified to ISO 9001:2015. 

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This latest task adds to the wealth of experience SG has gained since 1999, providing vital Commercial Diving Services to the maritime industry including Wreck Removal, Salvage, Underwater Surveys (RINA and ABS class certified), Hull Maintenance, Inspection & Cleaning, Jetty/Quay Construction & Maintenance, Seabed Surveys and Search & Recovery Operations. 

As always, SG SALVAGE would like to thank all their divers, crew and their client whose dedication and professionalism helped make this project a success, and we look forward to continued growth in the commercial and scientific diving arena. 

Previous successful tasks completed by SG SALVAGE:

• Recovery, tow & re-sinking of 2 x 200-ton barges from Djibouti’s northern Tadjourah Port
• Recovery, tow & re-sinking of one 250-ton barge from Djibouti’s DMP Terminal
• Dozens of IACS Class Approved In-Water Surveys and vessel Hull Cleans
• Search & Recovery operations for lost anchors, chains and crane heads
• Environmental protection & recovery operations, including coral transplantation

SG Salvage is a brand name of Sovereign Global Djibouti SARL and is the only commercial diving company registered and situated in Djibouti. We are approved by ABS and RINA as recognised external specialists for In-Water Survey and our integrated Quality Management System is certified to ISO 9001:2015.

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Doraleh Oil Terminal (DOT)

Diving and welding in high-explosive hazardous environments such as Oil Terminals requires highly skilled divers and specialist equipment to ensure the risk of any incidents is negated.  Prior to this operation, SG SALVAGE completed their usual comprehensive Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work for the specific tasks involved including Underwater Welding, Equipment Safety and Operations in Oil & Gas Explosive Environments, and the task was completed to ABS Class standards with no adverse incidents.  

Underwater welding being conducted on the Oil Terminal piles

On completion of the task, cathodic protection levels on all 192 piles were tested by an ABS class representative, and comparisons of the readings taken before the new anodes were fitted revealed a considerable improvement.

In total, the task took SG SALVAGE 60 days and 4,222 man diving hours to complete.

SG SALVAGE Commercial Diver

This latest task adds to the wealth of experience SG has gained since 1999, providing vital Commercial Diving Services to the maritime industry including Wreck Removal, Salvage, Underwater Surveys (RINA and ABS class certified), Hull Maintenance, Inspection & Cleaning, Jetty/quay Construction & Maintenance, Seabed Surveys and Search & Recovery Operations. 

As always, SG SALVAGE would like to thank all its divers and crew whose dedication and loyalty helped make this project a success, and we look forward to continued growth in this high-demand, specialist area. 

Previous successful tasks completed by SG SALVAGE:

• Recovery, tow & re-sinking of 2 x 200-ton barges from Djibouti’s northern Tadjourah Port
• Recovery, tow & re-sinking of one 250-ton barge from Djibouti’s DMP Terminal
• Dozens of IACS Class Approved In-Water Surveys and vessel hull cleans
• Search & Recovery operations for lost anchors, chains and crane heads
• Environmental protection & recovery operations, including moving coral from areas under construction and replanting them in safe areas

SG Salvage is a brand name of Sovereign Global Djibouti SARL and is the only commercial diving company registered and situated in Djibouti. We are approved by ABS and RINA as recognised external specialists for In-Water Survey and our integrated Quality Management System is certified to ISO 9001:2015.

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Barge being lifted out of the water – Djibouti Port

Barge being lifted into cargo hold

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On 25^th February 2019, staff and volunteers at DOLPHIN EXCURSIONS conducted the latest of their regular Beach Environmental Clean-Up Days on Maskali Island, a popular beach, diving and snorkelling site a few miles offshore the Djiboutian Coast.  During the clean-ups, staff and volunteers remove garbage from the beach and also the coral reefs using divers. 

SG staff at DOLPHIN EXCURSIONS organise beach clean-ups approximately every 4 months or so and are supported by international organisations such as ‘PADI Aware’ and ‘Un Ocean de Vie’.  The clean-ups are followed by a fun day diving or snorkelling in some of the most beautiful and unspoilt coral reefs in the world, and clean-up volunteers receive a special discount for taking part.

The Clean-Ups are also a great way to get locals and other people engaged in environmental protection, and quite often the teams are joined by other people on the beach and even the Djiboutian Coast Guard. 

During this last clean-up 30 volunteers collected 2 full skiffs of rubbish – weighing approximately 0.5-1 ton.  Most of this rubbish is very damaging to the environment, reefs and marine life, and includes plastic bottles, lights tubes (which fishermen leave behind on the islands) and other scrap metal from boats.  The trash was loaded into DOLPHIN skiffs and taken back to shore for safe disposal.

If you’d like to get involved in our next Beach Clean-Up, please visit the DOLPHIN EXCURSIONS website www.divedjibouti.com and look for the next date under ‘Weekly Events’ – we would love to see you!

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These materials, at the forefront of technology, will train in criminal identification, technicians from gendarmerie services and police from different French-speaking African countries.

The inauguration of the school and the laboratory of Technical and Scientific Police is scheduled for March 20, 2019 as part of a symposium of police chiefs and gendarmerie of French speaking African countries. The Department of Security and Defense Cooperation of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports the creation of this school where three French advisers work.

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Construction barge prior to sinking

Length：40m Width：13.6m Depth：2.5m

Full load draught：1.5m Full load displacement：593t

Net tonnage：315t Gross tonnage：375t

Having already removed two 200 ton barges earlier in 2018 from Djibouti’s northern Tadjourah Port, SG SALVAGE was contracted for this task because of their 100% success rate, and their professional and safe approach to solving complicated maritime tasks.

The wreck was a construction barge that had been used during the construction of DMP, and because it was causing an obstruction to the building of a new port adjacent to DMP, it had to be removed and re-sunk further down the coast. With an in-water weight of approximately 250 tons and sunk in 30 meters of water, she was heavier and deeper than anything SG SALVAGE had attempted to lift previously, and this raised several challenges along the way.

SG SALVAGE Commercial Diver

Having capsized as she sunk, 210 tons of Air Lift Bags (ALBs) were attached to the barge’s inverted bollards with chain and long bridle slings designed to raise the barge 7m off the seabed. This task was complicated by the huge stiction forces encountered where parts of the barge had sunk deep into the sticky mud on the seabed.

To overcome this challenge, the SG SALVAGE’s professional commercial divers injected high volumes of compressed air into compartments and tanks they had located within the barge hull. With the barge hull in very poor condition, extensive leak-stopping had to be conducted to seal the compartments and keep the injected air inside.

210 tons of Air Lift Bags were attached to the wreck

The final step of the lift was to cut a thick anchor cable with a hydraulic grinder which was holding the barge fast to the seafloor.

Work involved cutting an anchor cable with a hydraulic grinder

Once the wreck had been lifted, it was towed by SG SALVAGE Dive Support Vessel ‘MV MURU’ and re-sunk further down the coast to make an artificial reef. The same was done to the Tadjourah barges removed earlier in 2018, and already the reef has attracted a multitude of different fish species including emperor, snapper, barracuda, lionfish, scorpion fish, stone fish, sweet lips and mackerel.

The raised wreck under tow by SG SALVAGE Dive Support Vessel MV MURU

SG SALVAGE Kirby Morgan 37 Helmet

SG SALVAGE Standby Diver / Team Mascot ‘Muru’

This latest task adds to over 10 years of experience SG has providing vital Commercial Diving Services to the maritime industry including Wreck Removal, Salvage, Underwater Surveys (RINA and ABS class certified), Hull Maintenance, Inspection & Cleaning, Jetty/quay Construction & Maintenance, Seabed Surveys and Search & Recovery Operations.

SG SALVAGE would like to thank all its crew and divers whose dedication and loyalty helped make this project a success, and we look forward to continued growth in this high-demand, specialist area.

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