SAUS LLC offers its clients a broad range of Marine Mapping, Surveying, Environmental Sampling, and Consulting services

We perform 3D bathymetric scanning to depths of 300m with a sidebar detection range of 200m. We can generate side scan images, single to triple sounder beam images, and real time cross section images.
All data can be recorded, stored, and backed up from our onboard hardware and easily transferred to portable storage units (flash drives, google drives, etc.). 

The H2O BELOW is also a highly competent scuba diving vessel and we maintain the necessary safety procedures and equipment needed to assist diving based subsurface projects as well. Additionally, we are setup to handle core, sediment, and water quality sampling projects. 

Our team also have access to a complete fabrication shop and we can modify certain aspects of our vessel and add machinery and other equipment (such as wenches, cranes, etc.) based on project needs.

The H2O Below (main Vessel):

Built in 2003, Slidell LA
Fiberglass hull
Length 36ft , beam 14 ft , draft 6ft

20 GRT gross tonnage, 16 NRT net tonnage

Single inboard engine Cummins 500 hp, 20 knot cruising speed

Day trip range 120 nautical miles

Passenger and equipment capacity of 4000 lbs

Onboard electronics;

Furuno Thru-Hull Multibeam Transducer F/Ddf3d, 120 degrees port to starboard
NavNet TimeZero professional touch electronics

Owner and operator Captain Douglas Hammock has 40+ years of experience in the marine industry. He has previously owned a marine service shop, is an active charter boat captain since 2006, and Cpt. Hammock currently holds a Master 100 ton license.

Captain Nine Henriksson has a background in bioinformatics and GIS. She has worked on several marine projects in roles such as field technician, boat operator, and scientific dive manager. Cpt. Henriksson currently holds a OUPV license. 

2015 - 2017; Artificial Reef Project in association with the University of West Florida

- Surveyed artificial reefs near the Pensacola Bay and Perdido key shoreline. Scientific divers and university researchers were transported to specific sub-surface structures to perform chlorophyll sampling, CTD-scans and Core-sampling.

2019 April; Decommissioned oil rig project with BSEE (Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enhancement)

- Assisted in obtaining side scan sonar images to determine completion of removal of decommissioned oil rigs near Venice, LA

2019 August; Gas pipe monitoring and historical wreck surveying with BSEE

- Assisted in performing bathymetric scans of suspected gas pipe leaks  off the coast of Biloxi, MS

- Surveyed locations with historical shipwrecks to obtain data for potential future environmental regulations