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Enclosed Flotation Bags

Enclosed Flotation Bags (EFB-4000 and EFB-6000) salvage 60 ft Yacht. Photo Credit: Sea Tow Delmarva - Pennsylvania, USA
Enclosed Flotation Bags Recover a truck that fell through the ice. Timber Bay Scuba - Wisconsin, USA.
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BUILT FOR MULTIPLE SITUATIONS AND NEEDS

When you need to float an object close to the surface, use Subsalve’s pillow-shaped Enclosed Flotation Bags in any position—upright or flat, outside or inside of structures—for vessel salvage, auto-recovery, pipeline, and cable installation and emergency flotation for ships, aircraft, submersibles and ROVs.

  • Each Subsalve product is 100% tested prior to shipping.

Product Details

Fabric
  • Urethane-coated nylon—high-strength and heavy-duty
  • Superior abrasion resistance
  • Resistant to most petro-chemicals
  • UV-resistant
  • Low maintenance requirements and easy to clean
  • RF welded seams
Safety and Ease-of-Use Features
  • Equipped with all necessary hardware—ready for immediate use
  • 3/4″ NPT inflation/deflation port equipped with ball valve
  • Stainless steel quick disconnect for inflation
  • Pressure relief valves: set to release at 2.5 psi above ambient pressure
  • Enough pressure relief vales are installed in each bag to allow expanding to vent should a free ascent occur.
  • Heavy nylon lift harness built into the body of the lift bag
  • Safe working ratio of 6:1
Multiple Applications
  • Configure a multitude of rigging combinations.
  • Multiple Applications.
  • Use with a single pick point (shackle supplied on the bottom of the bag).
  • Invert to use the multiple stainless steel rings on the top of the bag.
The Subsalve Promise
  • Each Subsalve USA lift bag is tested prior to shipping.
  • Custom sizes available.
  • All Subsalve USA products are compliant with IMCA D-016-AIRBAGS, ABS, U.S. Department of Defense Standards.
Product Specifications
Model Lift Capacity Height Length Packaged Cubic Dimension Weight Attachment Points
Standard
EFB-200 220lb 29in 38in 15in x 11in x 7in 12lb 2 top/1 bottom
EFB-500 550lb 32in 51in 17in x 12in x8in 20lb 2 top/1 bottom
EFB-1000 1100lb 44in 51in 18in x 13in x 10in 32lb 2 top/1 bottom
EFB-2000 2200lb 55in 60in 20in x 15in x 9.5in 50lb 2 top/1 bottom
EFB-4000 4400lb 69in 75in 22in x 15in x13in 70lb 2 top/1 bottom
EFB-6000 6600lb 76in 112in 26in x 18in x 13in 90lb 3 top/1 bottom
Metric
EFB-200 100kg .74m 0.97m .38m x .28m x .18m 5.4kg 2 top/1 bottom
EFB-500 250kg .82m 1.31m .44m x .31m x .21 m 9.1kg 2 top/1 bottom
EFB-1000 500kg 1.13m 1.31m .46m x .33m x .26m 14.5kg 2 top/1 bottom
EFB-2000 1000kg 1.41m 1.54m .51m x .38m x .24m 22.7kg 2 top/1 bottom
EFB-4000 2000kg 1.77m 1.92m .56m x .38m x .33m 31.7kg 2 top/1 bottom
EFB-6000 3000kg 1.94m 2.87m .57m x .45m x .33m 40.8kg 3 top/1 bottom

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FS10-Flex Straps 3″ x 10″

2-Station Manifold & Inflation Hose Interface using Inflation Yoke Assembly

2-Station Manifold & Inflation Hose Interface using Inflation Yoke Assembly

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MN-4 4 Station Manifold

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Case Studies

Group Ocean’s Tugboat Draft Reduction

When Group Ocean was developing the most powerful tug ever built in Eastern Canada, the 36 meter Ocean Tundra, they …

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James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenger

In preparing for a record-breaking drive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, James Cameron approached Subsalve to help with …

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Costa Norte Salvage

Costa Norte Salvage

Subsalve provided a configurable system of different product types (Enclosed Flotation Bags, Salvage Pontoons and Professional Lift Bags) along with …

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