Deep Ocean Search & Recovery
Phoenix International Holdings, Inc (Phoenix) is an undersea operations company well versed in conducting worldwide underwater projects with a wide range of subsea systems. Phoenix personnel have traveled extensively worldwide and performed hundreds of challenging deep ocean operations with Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), towed systems, and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs). We have worked for the U.S. Navy, oil and gas, ocean science, and underwater exploration customers. Our superior performance in operating and maintaining sophisticated undersea systems and highly qualified personnel have made Phoenix a proven and respected undersea operations company.
Missions
- Recovery of Titan submersible debris near RMS Titanic(12,500 ft) Phoenix and Supsalv perform salvage of remaining debris from Titan submersible in North Atlantic – Phoenix International (phnx-international.com)
- Recovery of U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Aircraft (9,500 ft) Phoenix and Supsalv Perform Salvage of F/A-18E – Phoenix International (phnx-international.com)
- Recovery of U.S. Navy F-35C Lightening II Aircraft (12,400 ft) Phoenix & SUPSALV Perform Salvage of F-35C Aircraft in South China Sea – Phoenix International (phnx-international.com)
- World record recovery of MH 60 (19,075 ft) Phoenix and SUPSALV Perform Record Breaking Deep Ocean Salvage of MH-60S Helicopter near Okinawa, Japan – Phoenix International (phnx-international.com)
- Locate and Recover down fuselage of downed C2-A Greyhound Aircraft (18,809 ft) Phoenix and SUPSALV Perform Deep Ocean Salvage of C-2A Aircraft – Phoenix International (phnx-international.com)
- Recovery of Canadian CH-148
- Search for Malaysian Air Flight MH370, Southern Indian Ocean Phoenix Conducts Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Operations in the Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370) – Phoenix International (phnx-international.com)
- Search for SS El Faro and voyage data recorder recovery of M/V El Faro, The Bahamas (15,000 ft) Phoenix Assists U.S. Navy in Recovering Voyage Data Recorder from Sunken Cargo Ship El Faro – Phoenix International (phnx-international.com)
- Search for Argentinean Submarine ARA San Juan, Southern Atlantic Ocean
- Recovery of C-2 Greyhound aircraft from 5,733 msw, a previous world record deep ocean salvage
U.S. Navy SUPSALV Contract
Phoenix holds a contract with the U.S. Navy, Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV), for conducting worldwide rapid response undersea search, salvage, recovery, and rescue operations. Under this contract, we perform 24/7 worldwide search and recovery operations for various military and government agencies. We also operate and maintain the U.S. Navy’s inventory of deep ocean search and recovery equipment. Phoenix-owned commercial search and recovery systems also deploy, as necessary, to support SUPSALV operations.