Latest News

In this section of the site you will find our latest announcements and future plans. Please check back here as often as possible to keep up to date with our ever expanding range of products and services.

4th March 2008

The Mel Fisher Group has recovered another gold bar using our Aquapulse AQ1B unit. The 12" long article was found on 1st March. Visit the Mel Fisher website for further information

27th March 2007

Following feedback from customers, we are pleased to announce that we have introduced a new method of mounting the Aquapulse. A hook and loop fastening system enables the module to be quickly and easily changed to either belt mounted (left or right handed), armsaver mounted or 'D' ring mounted. The latter system is intended for use with a carabiner. Click an image to enlarge.

25th January 2007

Effective Solutions Portable Navigator has been updated. The new version is 3.07.03. More information about the software can be found here.

20th November 2006

We are sorry to announce that our production run on AX2000 and MC5 magnetometers has come to an end. Support, repairs and upgrades will continue to be available. We have shifted our concentration to developing products based on Pulse Induction technology, and hope to be able to offer more solutions soon.

9th April 2006

One of our biggest Aquapulse customers, The Mel Fisher Group, have recovered some interesting items near the Atocha site. The finds included 2 gold bars and 15 silver coins. The gold bars in particular are of some importance as they are marked with tax stamps. Read the full story here. (Photos courtesy of Intrepidive)

30th March 2004

Bill Seliger (Junior) recovered over 500 silver coins in one week with the aid of his Aquapulse 1B detector. Bill is diving the Santa Clara site near Guayaquil. Both Aquascan Underwater detectors and AX2000 magnetometers are being successfully used by a number of groups in Ecuador at present.

22nd March 2004

An article in yesterday's Whangerei "Northern Advocate" newspaper headlined "Mystery mass excites hunters", reports on a possible wreck find on Ripiro Beach in the Kaipara district on the northern west coast of the North Island. The proton magnetometer used in this search was our AX2000 Proton Magnetometer.

"Using a proton magnetometer the searchers have come across a large buried object which local maritime historian, Noel Hilliam, describes "as very exciting and it may prove to be the oldest European wreck so far discovered on the coast". Noel believes the ship was wrecked before 1816 as it was not there then when Samuel Marsden documented a trek up the beach and there is no recorded wreck in that particular area.

It is believed the mystery wreck was already buried in the sand at that time and it is likely the find will rekindle talk of Portuguese caravels exploring the NZ coast.

The magnetometer indicated to Mr Hilliam that the mass outlined was that of a ship. Supri Soengkomo, an Indonesian geophysicist now living in NZ who accompanied the searchers, although excited by the discovery buried under several metres of sand, is more cautious on what the find may be. He will create a computer model of the mystery wreck and it is hoped to firm up on excavation plans in the next few weeks."

4th January 2004

Aquascan provided equipment support for Arqueonautas Worldwide SA in Phase 1 of the Nampula Province Area Project. From October-December 2003 the Arqueonautas team conducted a survey of the historical wreck site.

For more information you can visit their website here.

13th November 2003

This week we have added a new product to our AQ1B Aquapulse range. The 38cm Loop with 20m (65ft) cable allows the sensing loop to be slowly towed behind a boat or simply lowered down for drift searching. This system of operation allows metallic contact areas to be located prior to deploying a diver.

For more information please visit our AQ1B Aquapulse page.

12th November 2003

Aquascan provided equipment support for ADMAT in Phase 1 of the St Kitts Maritime Archaeological Project. Last April for 5 weeks the ADMAT team conducted a survey of the large wreck at White House Bay.

  © Andy Shrimpton 2003

For more information you can visit their website here.

8th July 2003

Our range of AQ1B Aquapulse accessories has been increased this week with two new products. Responding to customer feedback we have created a new type of bonephone with a flexible coiled cable and new waterproof headphones for underwater use.

For more information please visit our AQ1B Aquapulse page.