Master Divers celebrates four decades of marine experience
View(s):Master Divers (Pvt) Ltd, the renowned marine services company, also the company behind W.A. Tucker, recently celebrated four decades of marine experiences and pioneering speciality in underwater projects, under the theme ‘Greater Together’.
The event was attended by an esteemed gathering of Master Divers’s value chain including maritime stakeholders, services stakeholders, business partners, staff and other dignitaries.
In a media release, Master Divers said it engages in off-shore and harbour based marine activities and maritime construction activities and maritime construction work in Thailand, Maldives, India, Singapore and Saudi Arabia.
It owns its own fleet of vessels and equipment, and is the only marine organisation in the Asian region with such facilities. It owns the largest salvage tug in the region and the largest hull cleaning machine in the world.
“As the oldest and most prestigious underwater services and salvage company our mission is to deliver a full range of industry standards compliance nautical maintenance and value added services to Sri Lanka. We have been focusing on saving the Sri Lankan shipping industry and our next step is to service the demand in the remaining parts of the South Asian region, which we have been serving since 1978,” said Ariyaseela Wickramanayake, Founder & Chairman, Master Divers and W A Tucker.
“I hope we would achieve our vision of becoming South Asia’s foremost diving and marine service provider. Hence, each year we keep on raising the bar higher for optimal work efficiency. This has been the key ingredient in our results. Hopefully, with that we may be able to extend our horizons and reach beyond the shores of South Asia, with innovative technology and enhanced services in the coming years,” added Mr. Wickramanayake.
Master Divers established in 1978 has been a part of many historical moments of Sri Lanka like for instance when the professional divers from Master Divers carried out an emergency dive at Victoria Dam when it was completely flooded when its outlets were jammed and helped preserve the Victoria Dam for future generations. Master Divers also transported the 390 megawatt Muthurajawela power plant as well as the Puttalam power plants from the Colombo harbour to their present locations.
The company is the owner of two self-elevating maritime platforms, which are capable of working in the open sea in exposed areas. These are utilized for deepening the port canals, creation of yacht marinas and deep water ports in rocky coastal areas. The Master Divers shipyard located in the Colombo Port has also developed major capabilities in dry docking (medium to small crafts), ship repair and conversation of ships, and afloat repairs. It is also equipped with 11 sea going supply and services vessels, two large deck barges, anchor handling barges and water barges.