Diving Services
Underwater Recovery
Snowmobile go through the ice? Outboard fall off your boat? Loose a wedding ring? We might be able to help. We have the equipment and experienced divers available to do light recovery of items in 60' of water or less.
One thing recovery divers can count on is that when a person points to a spot and boldly states "It's RIGHT HERE" the item will most likely not be there! Physically, the size and weight of the item, bottom composition, water clarity, and human disturbance of the area can all play a role in whether an item is recovered or not. Also, it may be some time before the item is noticed missing. The better location that you provide, the greater your chances become that the diver will recover the item!
Because of the above considerations, successful recovery can not be guaranteed. The dive team however, still needs to be paid for their time and equipment and payment prior to each dive is expected.
- Search and Recovery rates begin at $150 per hour (one hour minimum charge) and includes the efforts of two divers using basic recovery gear in excellent conditions. Ice, poor visibility, additional divers, depth in excess of 60' and specialized equipment required will tend to increase the price.
- The dive team's travel costs must be covered in addition to the diving fee. Up to 25 miles from the store one-way is no additional charge. $.85 per mile one-way after that.
- Search and Recovery time begins once we begin searching for the lost object, whether we are on the surface locating the spot in a boat, walking on the ice looking for a hole, or in the water runing a search pattern. For billing purposes, the dive team determines when the search begins!
