Boat salvage on Columbus waterways
We're the marine salvage service Columbus counts on when things go wrong on the water. Between Alum Creek Lake, Hoover Reservoir, and the busy marina traffic across Franklin County, a vessel in peril can turn into a serious situation fast. Unpredictable Ohio weather makes it worse. We handle emergency response for all types of boat salvage and recovery, residential and commercial, across Columbus, OH and the surrounding areas. Our salvage process is built to safely and efficiently recover vessels of any size, whether you've got a runabout or a commercial craft in trouble.
We're a local team, and we keep environmental protection front and center during every vessel recovery. Grounded, wrecked, or taking on water at a dock in Columbus, OH — we're on it.
Our salvage process, start to finish
We offer a full range of recovery services designed for the unique challenges of the Scioto River and the Columbus area waterways.
- Damaged vessel recovery — We move fast to prevent a bad situation from becoming a total loss. Our crew deploys lift bags, pumps, and rigging to stabilize your boat on-site and get it safely recovered, no matter where it went down or how bad the damage looks.
- Grounded vessel assistance — Before we touch anything, we do a full assessment to understand what we're working with and avoid making hull damage worse. Then we carefully refloat the grounded vessel or wrecked vessel and coordinate safe transport off the water.
- Underwater operations — Our certified divers handle the jobs you can't do from the surface. Hull inspections, patching, rigging in low-visibility conditions — they've done it all. These underwater operations are a core part of our salvage process and often the difference between saving a boat and losing it.
- Environmental containment and mitigation — The moment we arrive, environmental containment is already in motion. We deploy booms and manage all hazardous materials on-site to keep fuel, oil, and other contaminants out of the Scioto River. Protecting Columbus waterways is part of every job we do. If you're sorting out types of salvage situations we handle with your insurer, ask us about insurance coverage for salvage too.
Types of salvage situations we handle
When you've got a vessel in peril, you don't have time to gamble on the wrong crew. We've handled the tough jobs others walked away from, and we'll handle yours.
- We handle the tough jobs — Our crew and certified divers work through submerged obstacles and accessibility issues that stop other companies cold. No matter the types of salvage situations we handle, we recover what others leave behind.
- 24/7 emergency readiness — Day or night, storm or calm, our team is on standby. We're moving when you call, not sitting around waiting for better conditions. Our salvage process starts the moment you pick up the phone.
- Asset protection and environmental responsibility — Our twofold mission is to protect your vessel's value by stopping further damage fast, and to keep Columbus's waterways clean with immediate environmental containment. Both matter. Neither gets skipped.
- Direct insurance support — We provide clear, professional documentation to streamline your insurance claim, cutting through the paperwork and the back-and-forth. Insurance coverage for salvage can get complicated, and we make it easier on you.
Frequently Asked Questions: Boat Salvage in Columbus
'Salvage' is a legal term for saving a vessel in peril. 'Recovery' is the physical act of retrieving it. As a marine salvage service, we handle the complete vessel recovery process for boat owners in Columbus.
Most marine insurance policies cover salvage costs. Check your policy details, and we'll provide all the documentation you need to move your insurance coverage for salvage claim forward without the runaround.
Our primary service area covers all of Columbus and the greater Franklin County region, including waterways near Scioto River. Give us a call and we'll get to you fast.