The Ships

	The 'Scorpio' Hallstrom Holdings' primary vessel for the search, identification and excavation of deep-water shipwrecks. Built as an Arctic trawler in 1949, the 'Scorpio' operates well in exteme weather conditions. Measuring 148 feet long, she is a Single Screw with variale pitch, bow and stern thruster. After she was purchased by the company in 1994, the vessel was outfitted with state of the art salvaging equipment, ready to sail in June 1995. Her first assignment was to locate the wreck of the 'RMS Douro' in European waters, and her work has led her to the coasts of Somalia, Mauritius, Madagascar and South Africa.
	The 'Benjamin' The 'Benjamin' was built as a Survey Ship in Norway in 1983. She was formerly installed with the Scorpio ROV that was to be transferred onboard the 'Scorpio'. Joystick controlled. Built in HPR 309, 80 feet. Twin Screw variable Pitch, Bow and Stern Thruster.
	The 'Talvas'  The 'Talvas' - a 50 feet motor yacht - was built in Taiwan in 1983. Displacement 23 tons. Twin screw. Presently in Indonesia, she is ideal for South East Asia during transit periods (in between monsoons) in the South China Sea. During monsoon seasons she works in Indonesian Islands and Malacca Straits.

The Equipment
Hallstrom Holdings owns and operates a sizeable collection of highly sophisticated, state of the art equipment, making the company one of the most well-equipped, enabled salvaging companies world-wide - for scientific studies and surveys, and for salvage, seabed and cargo recovery.

Manned Submersibles: LR2 Submersible - a Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) Submersible with a depth rating of 1200 feet (366m) and internal accommodation for two crew members. GRP - a non-corroding material - provides superior insulation for the crew compartment from the severe temperatures encountered at great depths. With exceptional manouverability, the LR2 is an ideal sub-sea work vehicle. Perry PC 1202 Diver Lock-Out Submarine Pisces Submarine (no. 8 & no.10)
ROVs: 1 x Scorpio ROV - depth rated 1000m; work vehicle with five function manipulator; dredging system. Vehicle presently in Oklahoma for repair and possible upgrading to 6000m depth capability. 4 x Sea Owl - Eyeball ROV; depth rated 250m. 1 x Phantom 300 - Eyeball ROV; depth rated 300m.
Side Scanners: 2 x Simrad Mesotech 992 Side Scan Systems. Dual Frequency 330khz and 120khz. Depth rated 1000m. Side Scan cables on all three ships. 1 x Mesotech 971 Side Scanner. Under repair. Can't compete with the 992 (see above) 1 x Wesmar Side Scanner. Shallow depths.
HPR: 1 x 300P Simrad Hydro Aucoustic Position Reference System. Portable. 1 x 309 Simrad Hydro Aucoustic Position Reference System. Fixed, with transducer. Installed in Benjamin. 2 x Simrad Aucoustic Release Transponders. 2 x Sonardyne Transponder 2 x Simrad Mini Transponders (for ROVs) HPR plotter software and hardware.
Sector Scanning Sonars: 2 x Mesotech 971 systems 3 x Wesmar Sonars (for submersibles) 1 x Imaginex 1 x Amatek Straza (long range sonar, good on sound). On Scorpio ROV. 1 x MarineElectric
Magnetometers: 1 x Elsec 7706 Magnetometer - with two sensors (fishes). 1 x 100m cable with sensor fish, plus another 1 x 300m cable with sensor fish. 2 x Aquascan - low cost version, but is sufficient for detection.
Diving Equipment: A large quantity of various Scuba gear; HP compressors, several Kirby Morgan items, dive panels, communication sets, lift bags, dredging units, etc.