Blackwater Marine

What Blackwater Marine does

Blackwater Marine, LLC is a commercial diving contractor headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, providing underwater construction, inspection, maintenance, repair, and salvage services to government, military, commercial, and private sector clients. Founded in 2012 and operating with 1-10 employees, the company is the only Lloyd's Registered approved commercial diving contractor in the Pacific Northwest and holds approvals from the Association of Diving Contractors International and Dive Commercial International. Its technical capabilities include diving operations to depths of 300 feet, HAZMAT operations for sewage plants, pulp mills, and potable water systems, US DOT bridge inspections, and an inspection technology stack comprising NDT Level 3 certification, remote operated vehicles (ROVs), GPS plotting, side scan sonar, and underwater photography/videography.

The company's revenue model is project-based professional services with custom quote-driven pricing determined by scope, depth, equipment, mobilization, and environmental factors; emergency response services are available 24/7 worldwide at a published phone number. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting government and military clients as the primary segment, with secondary work in commercial marine construction (piers, wharfs, docks, dams, pipelines) and private/individual residential dock and vessel work. Differentiated distribution is achieved through containerized equipment enabling rapid worldwide mobilization and an established contractor network providing barges, cranes, boats, and other marine resources on demand.

The firm operates as a privately held LLC with no disclosed parent company, external investors, or funding rounds, and reports no executive team beyond Operations Manager George Lulham. Its competitive position rests on regulatory approvals, an industry-recognized safety program, broad technical certifications, and asset-light mobilization capabilities rather than proprietary software or recurring software revenue; no AI/ML or digital product capabilities are evident in the available data.

Name

Blackwater Marine

Legal name

Blackwater Marine, LLC

Website

https://blackwatermarine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blackwater Marine is a Pacific Northwest commercial diving contractor providing underwater construction, inspection, salvage, and HAZMAT services to government, military, commercial, and private clients via project-based engagements with worldwide 24/7 mobilization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirkland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial Diving Services: Professional underwater diving services including construction, maintenance, repair, and inspection for various marine structures. Services are project-based and provided to government, military, business and private sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Blackwater Marine is a full-service underwater diving contractor delivering specialized commercial diving, underwater construction, inspection, and salvage services to government, military, commercial, and private clients. The company mobilizes containerized equipment and personnel worldwide on a 24/7 basis, operating at depths up to 300 feet and holding the only Lloyd's Register approval in the Pacific Northwest.

Product overview

Blackwater Marine is a full-service underwater diving contractor providing a comprehensive range of marine services to government, military, business and private sectors. The company operates through a portfolio of integrated service offerings: Underwater Inspection Services (including NDT, vessel surveys, HAZMAT operations), Marine Construction Services (piers, docks, wharfs, boat lifts), Salvage Operations (vessels and equipment retrieval worldwide), Commercial Diving Services (depths up to 300 feet), and Specialized Marine Services (ROV, side scan sonar, cable installation, pipeline repair). The company mobilizes quickly to any location worldwide using containerized equipment and a network of barges, cranes, and boats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Underwater Inspection Services Underwater inspection services including Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) to level 3 for wood, steel, and concrete, video recording, still photography, visual inspections, US DOT bridge inspections, and in-water vessel surveys in lieu of dry docking. The company is the only Lloyd's Registered approved commercial diving contractor in the Pacific Northwest and is HAZMAT-ready for hazardous materials operations.
• Marine Construction Services Construction and repair of water-based structures including commercial piers, wharfs, residential docks, ways, dry docks, boat lifts, and ramps. The company supports projects of any size.
• Salvage Operations Worldwide salvage services for vessels and equipment including retrieval of cranes, barges, and other items from underwater depths with expertise to retrieve items in the best condition possible.
• Commercial Diving Services Full-service underwater diving contractor providing specialized commercial diving at depths up to 300 feet with high altitude experience. Includes HAZMAT-ready hazardous materials operations for sewage plants, pulp mills, and potable water systems, executed under a safety manual described as the envy of the industry.
• Specialized Marine Services Specialized underwater services including GPS plotting, outfall and cable installation, repair and inspection, piling maintenance, pipeline maintenance and repair, remote operated vehicle (ROV) operations, side scan sonar and imaging, underwater photography and videography, underwater surveys, dam maintenance, and vessel inspection, maintenance, and repair. Containerized equipment enables quick worldwide mobilization.

Quantifiable outcome

• Depth capability up to 300 feet
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Equipment Contractor NetworkcoreOthersBlackwater Marine has an association with a variety of contractors providing barges, cranes, boats and other equipment. This network allows them to handle virtually any project regardless of size and location worldwide. The partnership enables rapid mobilization and access to specialized marine equipment as needed for projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ballard Marine Construction: Washington-state commercial diving and marine construction firm offering dam maintenance, pier/dock construction, and underwater inspection — directly comparable services and adjacent Pacific Northwest footprint.
• Donjon Marine: Major US marine salvage, dredging, and emergency response contractor with extensive heavy-lift capabilities; comparable in salvage and emergency response scale and customer base.
• Global Diving & Salvage: Pacific Northwest-based commercial diving, marine construction, and salvage contractor; the closest direct competitor given overlapping service lines (UWILD, construction, salvage) and shared geography.
• Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC): East Coast commercial diving contractor providing underwater inspection, construction, and repair to government and industrial clients; similar service mix with broader geographic coverage.
• Ocean Industries LLC: Commercial diving and marine services contractor with inspection, construction, and ROV capabilities; comparable service offering for industrial and government clients.
• T&T Salvage: Marine salvage, emergency response, and wreck removal firm with global mobilization; comparable in worldwide emergency response and salvage operations.
• American Marine Corporation: National commercial diving, marine construction, and inspection firm serving government, military, and infrastructure clients; comparable in inspection and construction services.
• Resolve Marine Group: International marine salvage, wreck removal, and emergency response provider; directly comparable in worldwide emergency response and salvage operations.
• Marine Solutions Inc. Diving, marine construction, and bridge inspection firm serving DOTs and infrastructure owners; directly comparable in underwater inspection and bridge inspection work.

Broad incumbents

• Cal Dive International: Large publicly-traded marine construction and diving firm with significantly broader scale and offshore energy exposure; comparable in commercial diving capabilities but a much larger incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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