Our Services

In support of the diverse projects undertaken by Dolan Research, Inc. over the last two decades, we have purchased an array of specialized equipment geared for all types of underwater investigations.

Our equipment includes:

Vessels

• + 36’ Williams Marine survey vessel/dive platform with Cummins Diesel Engine
• + 25’ Parker survey vessel/dive platform with 250hp Yamaha outboard
• + 22’ Hewes Craft aluminum survey vessel with 200hp Honda 4-stoke outboard
• + 20’ Carolina Skiff fiberglass work platform
• + 15’ aluminum jon boats (2)

Fieldwork Equipment and Software

• + Geometrics 881 Cesium Magnetometer
• + Marine Sonic Side Scan Sonar (with 300kHz, 600kHz & 1,200 kHz sensors)
• + ODEC Stratabox boom-mounted sub-bottom profiling instrument (10 kHz)
• + Chesapeake Technology SonarWiz.Map software for side-scan sonar and sub bottom data processing
• + VideoRay Pro3-XE-GTO Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
• + Hypack Positioning and Data Acquisition Software
  

Testing and Excavation Equipment

• + 2½” Riverside centrifuge pumps (3)
• + 150’ sections of 2” pressure hoses (4)
• + 25’ sections of 4” exhaust hoses (2)
• + 25’ section of 6” exhaust hose (1)
• + 4” Keene dredge nozzles (2)
• + 6” Keene dredge nozzles (2)
• + ¾” jet probes (5)
• + 4’ long, 3/8”-diameter stainless probes (4)

Archaeological Site Documentation Equipment

• + Sony video/digital camera
• + Mako underwater video housing with underwater lights
• + Nikonos V underwater camera with 35mm, 28mm, and 15mm lenses
• + Sekonic underwater strobe
• + Fiberglass measuring tapes (8)
• + Plexiglass underwater slates

Dive Equipment

• + Kirby Morgan Superlite 37 Dive Helmets (2)
• + 250-ft. Diver Umbilicals (2)
• + 100-ft. Diver Umbilicals (2)
• + Diver Supply 2 Diver Air/Communication Console
• + 30 cubic foot bail-out bottles and harnesses (3)
• + 80 cubic foot SCUBA tanks (24)
• + OTS wireless underwater communication systems with Aga masks (2)