Career gallery
A selection of images that reflects my long and varied marine career.
Norwegian Light Construction ROV Support Vessel M/V Olympic Challenger - 2022
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Olympic Challenger © David Meek, Marine Traffic.com
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Schilling HD 78 ROV in stbd hanger. © Rovarch
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Salvage spread aft deck. © Rovarch
Directing salvage ops from ROV control room © Rovarch
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Schilling HD 78 ROV in stbd hanger. © Rovarch
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85 ton grab © Rovarch
Norwegian Construction Vessel M/V North Sea Giant- 2019
M/V North Sea Giant © Wartsila.com
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M/V North Sea Giant © Rovarch
Supporter Class WROV © Rovarch
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Deep Ocean Saab Seaowl inspection ROV spread © Rovarch
ROV launch stbd side hanger © Rovarch
Me in the Deep Ocean ROV control Room © Rovarch
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Deep Ocean Saab Seaowl inspection ROV © Rovarch
Aft deck equipment © Rovarch
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Salvage equipment on aft deck © Rovarch
Norwegian Multi-Purpose ROV Support Vessel MPS/V Topaz Tiamet - 2019
MPS/V Topaz Tiamet © Nathan Boyle
MPS/V Topaz Tiamet © Rovarch
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ROV Control Room © Rovarch
KYST Design Supporter 21 WROV © Rovarch
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Salvage equipment deck layout © Rovarch
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Night time salvage shear launch © Rovarch
Norwegian IMR + Light Construction Vessel M/V Larissa - 2018
M/V Larissa © Fleetmon.com
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M/V Larissa © Rovarch
ROV Control Room © Rovarch
Neptune Work Class ROV © Rovarch
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Larissa salvage equipment layout © Rovarch
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85 ton salvage grab © Rovarch
Offshore Construction Vessel M/V Deepsea Worker - 2018
M/V Deepsea Worker © Rovarch
Triton XL Work Class ROV © Rovarch
Norwegian ROV Survey Vessel M/V Edda Fonn - 2018
M/V Edda Fonn © Rovarch
M/V Edda Fonn © Rovarch
Reach Subsea Work Class ROV © Rovarch
Reach Subsea Work Class ROV © Rovarch
Norwegian Light Construction ROV Support Vessel M/V Olympic Challenger - 2017
M/V Olympic Challeneger © Rovarch
Oceaneering Millennium WROV © Rovarch
AUXROV System © Rovarch
Danish ROV Support VVessel M/V Freja - 2016
M/V Freja. © Odyssey Marine Exploration
M/V Freja. © Odyssey Marine Exploration
M/V Freja © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Work class ROV. © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Salvage grab tool. © Odyssey Marine Exploration
M/V Odyssey Explorer my second home 2003-2016
Just after a refit in Hull © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Rovarch commissioned art work © Rovarch
One January in Canary Wharf, London © Odyssey Marine Exploration
At sea © Graham Ferguson
Zeus ROV © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Zeus ROV © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Environmental sampling © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Documenting a cannon HMS Victory 1744 © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Other vessels, ROVs and submersibles I have worked on/with
Phoenix Remora II ROV © Rovarch
M/V Flying Enterprise, Limassol, Cyprus © Rovarch
Sub-Atlantic Comanche ROV © Rovarch
M/V John Lethbridge © Rovarch
M/V Ocean Alert © Odyssey Marine Exploration
R/V Velero IV © Rovarch
M/V Lespoir © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Aquarius Semi-submersible and Nuytco Deepworker 2000 © Rovarch
R/V Odyssey © Odyssey Marine Exploration
R/V Seaward Johnson © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Clio ROV © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Johnson-Sea-Link 1 Submersible © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Cunard passenger ship, M/V Caronia © Rovarch
R/V Minbex © Comex
M/V Polo Pony © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Comex Acillies ROV © Comex
I was a Watch officer, Sail Training Association schooner, Malcolm Miller © Rovarch
Fort William Underwater Centre, Hyball ROV © Rovarch
Fort William Underwater Centre, Hydra ROV © Rovarch
Archaeology
Monitoring erosion to medieval slipway, St Andrews harbour © Rovarch
Deep ocean water samples from the North Atlantic © Odyssey Marine Exploration
River Tay rail bridge shipwreck © Rovarch
Vertical photomosaic Fleet Air Arm jet Sea Hawk © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Fleet Air Arm, Fairey Firefly © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Bonhomme Richard project © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Foundations of 11th century cathedral walls, St Andrews © Rovarch
Recording features Crowellian warship, Duart Point, isle of Mull
© Colin Martin
Fairey Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal WWII © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Archaeological Diving Unit © Rovarch
Recording structures, Drogheda, River Boyne, Ireland © Rovarch
Shipwreck gravestone, St Andrews © Rovarch
Cromwellian compass Duart, Mull
© Colin Martin
Shipworker's gravestone, Fife © Rovarch
18th century ship's bell © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Silver spoon © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Mercury filled timer glass © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Recording damage NW slipway, St Andrews harbour © Rovarch
Mallet bottle © Odyssey Marine Exploration
Main pier,NW Slipway damage plan and elevation St Andrews harbour © Rovarch
Recording St Andrews harbour lock gates © Rovarch
Recording St Andrews harbour lock gates © Rovarch
Dive platform, Drogheda, River Boyne © Rovarch
Duart Point, isle of Mull © Rovarch
"toilet seat" diving Firth of Forth © Rovarch
Offshore survival instructor/examiner RGIT Dundee
Tank diving to promote sport diving © Rovarch
Britian's first freefall lifeboat training course, RGIT Dundee © Rovarch
Harding lifeboat, 5 day Coxswain's course, RGIT Dundee © Rovarch
Totally enclosed lifeboats, RGIT Dundee © Rovarch
HUWET Safety diver, RGIT, Aberdeen © Rovarch
Semi-submersible drilling rigs and jack-ups offshore oil industry
Aladdin drilling rig, Jebsens Drilling, 9 years on this one © Rovarch
Sedco 711, semi-submersible, North Sea © Rovarch
Accommodation jack up, AV-1, Morecambe Bay © Rovarch
Driving the Sedco 711 on a rig move in the North Sea © Rovarch
23 years service HM Coastguard
Russian ship ashore at Kinkell, St Andrews © Rovarch
HM Coastguard RIB © Rovarch
Last firing 80mm rescue rocket, at Crail © Rovarch
HM Coastguard RIB and land Rover © Rovarch
Diver rescue winching exercise (I am the diver) © Rovarch
Receiving my Queen's Commendation for Bravery © Rovarch
Coastguard patrols © Rovarch
Cliff rescue exercise Isle of May © Rovarch
Attended helicopter marshalling course, RAF Leuchars © Rovarch
Royal Navy Reserve, HMS Camperdown, Dundee
HMS Archer, training/patrol boat © Rovarch
HMS Helmsdale, minesweeper © Rovarch
Ben Line Steamers Ltd, Edinburgh, ships that I served on
M/V Benlawers © Rovarch
M/V Cramond © Rovarch
M/V Bendearg © Rovarch
TSS City of Edinburgh © Rovarch
M/V Benattow © Rovarch