October 2019 Associated Underwater Services was contracted through a Master Services Agreement with Seattle City Light to repair a crack that AUS divers had previously discovered during an inspection at Boundary Dam. AUS divers repaired a crack that was approximately 50’ long X 1/8” wide. The crack was on the Vertical Face, partially on the
January 2020 AUS provides Bulkhead inspection services at the Lake Mead 3 Low Level Pumping Station. The inspection was done by utilizing the VLVB ROV. The ROV unit eliminated the need for deep water diving.
December 2019 AUS was contracted to perform an inspection on the Southway Access Boat Ramp in Lewiston, Idaho. The purpose of this inspection was to identify the overall condition of the boat ramp and to locate any areas that needed to be addressed. AUS divers mapped out the ramp noting any areas that were tapered
January 2020 Central Premix operates their cranes in the Spokane Aquafer 16 hours per day to remove gravel from the aquafer to use in their cement mixture. One of the Clamshell buckets on a crane had become inoperable and stuck in the Aquafer. AUS was called in to investigate the situation and deployed a VLBV
January 2020 AUS was subcontracted to perform the diving portion of the 181B Wetwell Bulkhead replacement. Upon removing the trashracks, AUS divers discovered concrete overpour which had to be removed using a rock drill. The divers then cleaned and inspected the Wheelabrator Screen using a pressure washer. When the divers made it to the
January 27, 2020 The Kings Way 1, a 92’ Grafton Boatworks Expedition Trawler sunk in the West Bay Marina located in Olympia, WA. AUS provided a dive team to attach all of the necessary rigging to the submerged vessel. Once the rigging was secured, a crane raised the ship and was bilged by AUS utilizing
AUS was recently hired to salvage a 38-foot Tai Chio Sailboat at a marina near Pasco, WA. The vessel was damaged in a winter storm and sank at her berth. The vessel was totaled by the insurance company and AUS was hired to salvage and destroy the vessel. AUS crews patched the hull, used lift
March, 2019 AUS was contracted to salvage 100 metric tons of anchor chain and an 8 metric ton anchor in 310 feet of water from the Manchester bay anchorage area. The lost chain posed a hazard to navigation and reduced the available anchorage footprint in the bay. AUS chartered a derrick which was subsequently equipped with
AUS performed diving services on a Water Intake located on the Columbia River in Washington State. Both a construction barge and a material barge were used to replace 2 intake screens and sediment removal to enhance the performance of the intake.
AUS recently completed the change out of 32 2-3/8-inch diameter cables for the I-90 floating bridge, owned and operated by the Washington Department of Transportation. AUS set up a mixed gas, surface supplied diving station, and a modular crane barge anchored on Lake Washington. Most dives were over 200 feet of water, the deepest occurring
