Nautilus Divers is a specialized commercial diving contractor headquartered in Klaipeda, Lithuania, a strategic maritime hub on the Baltic Sea. Since its establishment in 2008, the company has operated as a technical service provider for the shipping, port, and offshore industries, focusing on underwater ship husbandry, repair, and marine construction. While rooted in the Lithuanian maritime sector, the firm deploys mobile diving teams across the broader Baltic region, regularly servicing vessels in key ports throughout Latvia and Estonia, including Riga, Ventspils, and Tallinn.
The company’s core operations center on maintaining vessel efficiency and regulatory compliance through underwater intervention. A significant portion of its workload involves ship husbandry services designed to optimize fuel consumption and reduce hydrodynamic drag. These services include mechanical hull cleaning and propeller polishing, which remove marine fouling that can hamper vessel performance. When mechanical issues arise below the waterline, Nautilus Divers conducts underwater repairs such as wet welding, cutting, entanglement removal, and anode replacement, allowing vessels to address technical faults without the costly logistical interruption of dry-docking.
Beyond maintenance and repair, Nautilus Divers serves as a critical partner for regulatory surveys. The company is approved by major classification societies to perform in-water surveys, acting as an external specialist for inspections that validate a ship’s structural integrity. These capabilities encompass Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Drydocking (UWILD), damage assessments, and pre-purchase evaluations. Using closed-circuit television (CCTV) and photography, divers document the condition of hulls, rudders, and propulsion systems, providing data essential for shipowners and insurers to make informed operational decisions.
The company also engages in civil engineering tasks supportive of port infrastructure. Its teams assist with quay wall inspections, seabed surveys, and the installation or maintenance of underwater cables and pipelines. By combining technical diving skills with marine engineering requirements, Nautilus Divers functions as a comprehensive subsea contractor, ensuring that both visiting commercial tonnage and local port facilities remain operational in the demanding conditions of the Baltic maritime environment.
