Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. (Phoenix) is a
marine services company that performs manned and unmanned underwater operations worldwide. Phoenix was incorporated in 1996 as Phoenix Marine, Inc. and started doing business in 1997. It changed its name in January 2000 to Phoenix International, Inc., and then to Phoenix International Holdings, Inc. in November 2007, when it became an employee-owned company.
The company’s core business segments include waterborne ship repairs; underwater inspection, maintenance and repair;
deep ocean
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search and recovery; submarine rescue; and marine engineering. They provide expertise in underwater welding (wet and dry chamber); non-destructive testing; conventional and one-atmosphere manned diving; and side scan sonar,
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), and
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) operations. The marine engineering services that Phoenix provides include unmanned underwater vehicles, underwater robotics,
cofferdam
A cofferdam is an enclosure built within a body of water to allow the enclosed area to be pumped out. This pumping creates a dry working environment so that the work can be carried out safely. Cofferdams are commonly used for construction or re ...
s and weight handling fixtures, and diving systems. Its customers include U.S. and foreign navies and government agencies; the oil and gas, subsea mining and entertainment industries; and the archaeological community.
Notable projects
Notable projects in which Phoenix has participated include:
*2022-Location and Recovery of a downed U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II aircraft in South China sea
*2021-Location and Recovery of the fuselage of a downed MH-60S Seahawk Helicopter in Okinaw
*2019-Deep Ocean Salvage of C-2A Aircraft (location and recovery) in 18,809f
*2014-The search for
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to its planned destination ...
;
*
Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 447 (AF447 or AFR447) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France. On 1 June 2009, inconsistent airspeed indications led to the pilots inadvertently stalling the Airbus A330 ser ...
,
Yemenia Flight 626
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,
, and
Tuninter Flight 1153
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black box
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recoveries;
*2012-Search for Amelia Earhart Airplan
*2011-Submarine Rescue Readiness Exercise with Bold Monarc
*2010-Forensic inspection of the
Deepwater Horizon explosion, Deepwater Horizon control room;
*2010-The design, fabrication, and testing of a Saturation Fly-Away Diving System (SAT FADS) for the U.S. Navy;
*2003-The search for
Space Shuttle Columbia
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debris;
*2003- documentary investigations and mapping projects;
*2002- turret recovery;
*2000-The discovery and forensic survey of the Israeli submarine ;
References
External links
Phoenix International Home Page
{{Underwater diving
Diving engineering
Engineering companies of the United States