Welcome To ADUS
ADUS specialises in high-resolution multibeam sonar surveying and visualisation. The core of ADUS work has been collecting and visualising data on shipwrecks that are an environmental hazard because they contain oil, explosive, nuclear or other unpleasant material, or because they are a danger to navigation. Recently the work has expanded to include a variety of other man made structures which require very detailed investigation. Surveys are sometimes combined with a more comprehensive investigation of the circumstances of the sinking of a ship or an assessment of the rate of break up on the seabed. Forensic archaeological techniques are used to interpret the subtle clues contained within the sonar data.
ADUS surveys are wide ranging and have included a Russian nuclear submarine in arctic waters, a sunken oil rig at a depth of 1500m in the Gulf of Mexico, bulk cargo carriers in the Straits of Malacca, WW2 U-Boats and their casualties of the east coast of the USA, warships in Scapa Flow, and a munitions ship in very shallow water in the Thames Estuary. ADUS clients include Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, major salvage companies and heritage agencies.
ADUS evolved from activities developed through research at two academic institutions in Scotland, the University of St Andrews and the University of Dundee who, with three of the directors, are the major shareholders of the company – see staff.
ADUS has also developed WreckSight software to help make wrecks more understandable to those responsible for their management or removal. WreckSight also makes selected wrecks more accessible to sport divers.. This development reflects the involvement of the company in wreck removal operations and that three directors of the company are experienced divers, two of them to HSE Part III standard. WreckSight software can be used as a planning tool or as a way to recreate a dive by inserting a shot line and way points along the track a diver or ROV has taken. The WreckSight Public Preview, a feature and time limited version of the software, can be downloaded for free from WreckSight.com.