Kurt Nelson

Orca Maritime, Inc. is an underwater services company established by two retired U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts with extensive experience in military EOD and salvage diving, underwater mine countermeasures, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) operations. Applying over 50 years of experience in underwater EOD, mine countermeasures and diving, and using U.S. Navy-vetted underwater security techniques and procedures, Orca Maritime provides a comprehensive set of products and services, including high resolution side-scan sonar and bathymetric imagery, magnetic anomaly localization, underwater video and photography, environmental data collection, channel conditioning, pipeline localization and underwater Geographic Information System (GIS) components to industry and government customers. Orca Maritime’s undersea systems technicians and divers are highly experienced, and fully qualified. As an underwater service provider in San Diego’s BlueTech economy, Orca Maritime has established itself as the leader in the employment of cutting edge underwater sensor technology through the use of advanced man-portable underwater survey equipment in support of commercial enterprise, law enforcement and militaries around the world. Orca Maritime provides professional consulting in all aspects of underwater operations in port, harbor and coastal environments. With significant operational expertise in underwater security, mapping and GIS, underwater maintenance and diving, Orca Maritime has a unique perspective on response plans, visualization tools and optimizing technologically advanced underwater equipment and resources to support underwater infrastructure inspection and repair, emergency action plans for port security organizations, engineering maintenance programs, environmental monitoring initiatives and underwater unexploded ordnance remediation efforts.