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PATENTED RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY

The Subsalve USA VRS-2000 and VRS-4000 are the only self-contained patented systems available today. We have been refining every aspect of the system for over twenty years, incorporating input from the commercial and public safety diving communities as well as experience with actual recoveries. This all-purpose system is portable for rapid deployment. Equipped with all necessary hardware – ready for immediate use.

  • 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
  • NATO approved
Safety and Ease-of-Use Features

Used by 250 domestic and fifty worldwide public safety dive teams:

  • VRS-2000 for automobiles and other small vehicles
  • VRS-4000 for trucks, buses and larger vehicles
  • VRS-4000-HELO emergency flotation to prevent sinking if an aircraft is ditched

VRS-2000 & VRS-4000

  • Two 2000lb or two 4000lb enclosed flotation bags each with a pocket for an 80ft3
    aluminum SCUBA cylinder.
  • The air cylinder connects to the lift bag with a SCUBA yoke and hose assembly with a
    one-way check valve for easy tank changes while preventing any loss of air from the bag.
  • Two stainless steel lift rings on top and two on the bottom of bag that allow the lift bag to be rigged either flat or upright.
  • (2) Bottom lift rings are each equipped with a 3′ length of ¼” galvanized proof coil
    chain and a stainless steel snap carabiner on the end.

VRS-4000-HELO

  • For rapid deployment to prevent aircraft from sinking if ditched
  • One 4000lb enclosed flotation bag with a pocket for an 80ft3 aluminum scuba cylinder, a single pick point with stainless steel snap hook, and flaps to enclose the entire system.
  • The air cylinder connects to the lift bag with a SCUBA yoke and hose assembly with a
    one way check valve for easy tank changes while preventing any loss of air from the bag.
  • NATO approved
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.

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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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