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Underwater Search and Recovery
CROSS MARINE PROJECTS has designed special
equipment and techniques, which have allowed him
to locate and recover numerous aircraft, vessels,
equipment and other items. He has been used by
the following agencies:
The US Navy
The US Army
The US Airforce
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Aviation Administration
NASA
The Bureau of Reclamation
The US Army Corps of Engineers
The Museum of Natural History
The Smithsonian Institute
Local and National Insurance Companies
State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies |
| Cross and workers studying
sonar and other instruments during a search
and recovery project involving a lost aircraft. |
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| Cross uses vessels like
this one to conduct search and recovery
projects. Vessels operated by Marine Projects
Consulting Company are equipped with the
latest in acoustic sonar, navigational and
mapping systems. |
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| Recovery system used
by Jim Cross to locate and recover a King
Air aircraft, which had crashed into the
Great Salt Lake. Cross recovered 98 percent
of the aircraft, allowing the authorities
to determine the cause of the accident. |
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| Wreckage recovered from
the Great Salt Lake using sonar and other
techniques developed by Cross. Marine Projects
Consulting has designed search and recovery
programs to fit virtually every situation. |
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| Jim Cross and another
diver pose after the deepwater recovery
of the pictured vessel. Once raised the
vessel was beached and then re-floated. |
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| Cross recovered this
burned out wreck using special pneumatic
floatation equipment. During the recovery
process, Cross documented evidence that
was used to convict the previous owners
of insurance fraud for deliberately setting
the vessel on fire. |
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| This photo shows the
wreckage of one of three F-16 Fighter aircraft
which were lost in large bodies of water.
Using special sonar equipment, navigational
and plotting equipment, Cross was able to
located and recover these military aircraft
allowing the government to correct a design
flaw that had caused the loss of 19 similar
craft. |
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| Cross recovered this
Bell helicopter from a water crash site
after he located it using specially adapted
acoustic electronics. |
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| The wreckage of a U.S.
Military H-60 helicopter lies on the deck
of a recovery barge after being located
and recovered by Jim Cross. Using the latest
in technology, Cross Marine Projects
can help you with your recovery needs. |
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| This twin-engine aircraft
located and recovered by Cross rests intact
on the recovery barge deck. Cross Marine
uses techniques and equipment that eliminates
further damage to the object being recovered. |
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| This Cirrus aircraft
was located and recovered by Cross Marine
from the waters of Lake Powell,
Utah. We operate under a CUP permit on the Lake
Powell Recreational Area for the National
Park Service |
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