MSDS Marine
{{Short description|British marine and coastal archaeological contractor}}
{{COI|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = MSDS Marine Ltd
| logo =
| type = Privately held company
| industry = Archaeology
| founded = 2011
| hq_location = The Dairy, Boothswood Farm, Holbrook, Derbyshire, UK
| services = {{bulleted list|Maritime Archaeology|Geophysical survey}}
| num_employees = 11
| website = https://msdsmarine.com/
}}
MSDS Marine is a British marine and coastal contractor that specialises in the management, execution and support of archaeological projects in the marine environment. The company also engages in outreach to educate the public about marine and coastal heritage and environments{{Cite news|date=2020-08-17|title=Drivers do double-take when they see seal at Markeaton island|language=en-GB|work=DerbyshireLive|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/drivers-double-take-see-seal-4431922|access-date=2020-10-19|issn=0307-1235}} and provides opportunities for volunteering.{{Cite web|date=2016-02-25|title=The London wreck in the Digging for Britain TV series|url=https://cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk/the-london-in-the-digging-for-britain-tv-series/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Cotswold Archaeology|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=Volunteers Search for the Wreck of the "Juno"|url=https://www.nauticalarchaeologysociety.org/volunteers-search-for-the-wreck-of-the-juno|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Nautical Archaeology Society|language=en}}
History
MSDS Marine was set up in 2011, and became a limited company in 2015.{{Cite web|title=MSDS MARINE LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09782276|access-date=2020-10-19|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|language=en}} In 2019 MSDS Marine opened an office in Holbrook, Derbyshire. The company is a CIfA Registered Organisation,{{Cite web|title=Find a registered organisation {{!}} The Institute for Archaeologists|url=https://www.archaeologists.net/civicrm-contact-distance-search/38555|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.archaeologists.net}} a member of the Association of Diving contractors,{{Cite web|title=Members|url=https://www.adc-uk.info/find-a-member/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Association Of Diving Contractors}} and a member of the Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers.{{Cite web|title=MSDS Marine|url=https://famearchaeology.co.uk/members/msds-marine/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers|language=en-US}}
Notable projects
In 2017 and 2018 MSDS Marine, in partnership with the Rijksdienst Voor het Cultureel Erfgoed and Historic England, conducted an excavation of the remains of the eighteenth-century Dutch East Indiaman the Rooswijk,{{Cite web|last=Ministerie van Onderwijs|first=Cultuur en Wetenschap|date=2020-09-28|title=Documentaire 'The Legacy of the Rooswijk' te zien op YouTube - Nieuwsbericht - Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed|url=https://www.cultureelerfgoed.nl/actueel/nieuws/2020/09/28/documentaire-rooswijk|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.cultureelerfgoed.nl|language=nl-NL}}{{Cite web|last=Ministerie van Onderwijs|first=Cultuur en Wetenschap|date=2019-08-08|title=Tijdschrift van de Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, augustus 2019 - Publicatie - Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed|url=https://www.cultureelerfgoed.nl/publicaties/publicaties/2019/01/01/tijdschrift-van-de-rijksdienst-voor-het-cultureel-erfgoed-3-in-2019|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.cultureelerfgoed.nl|language=nl-NL}}{{Cite web|title=1740 shipwreck reveals evidence of smuggling|url=https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/1740-shipwreck-reveals-evidence-of-smuggling.html|access-date=2020-10-19|website=CoinWorld|language=en}} and {{as of|2020}} are leading the post excavation works which are planned to finish in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Rooswijk Shipwreck Excavation The Post Excavation Phase {{!}} Historic England|url=http://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/research/rooswijk-shipwreck-excavation-the-post-excavation-phase/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=historicengland.org.uk|language=en}} In 2018 MSDS Marine produced a virtual dive trail for the Rooswijk.{{Cite web|title=CloudTour - Rooswijk Web Tour|url=https://www.cloudtour.tv/rooswijk|access-date=2020-10-19|website=CloudTour|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=New 3D Virtual Tour Of The Rooswijk Protected Wreck Site|url=https://www.scubadivermag.com/new-3d-virtual-tour-of-the-rooswijk-protected-wreck-site/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Scuba Diver Mag|language=en-GB}}
Between 2014 and 2016 MSDS Marine worked alongside Cotswold Archaeology to excavate the wreck of the seventeenth century second-rate ship of the line London.{{Cite web|date=2017-02-22|title=The London Excavations|url=https://pascoe-archaeology.com/portfolio/the-london/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Pascoe Archaeology|language=en}}. The excavation was licensed and funded by Historic England. During this excavation a gun carriage was recovered which has been hailed as a nationally significant find{{Cite web|date=2015-08-12|title=Famous 17th century warship's gun-carriage raised from the bottom of the Thames|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-warship-s-17th-century-gun-carriage-raised-bottom-thames-estuary-10451472.html|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The Independent|language=en}} MSDS Marine are also contracted to undertake remote sensing work on the site of the wreck to monitor ongoing erosion.{{Cite news|date=2020-07-06|title=The London: Seabed images from Southend 'reveal shipwreck erosion'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-53183454|access-date=2020-10-19}} MSDS Marine also assisted in the development of a virtual dive trail for the London.{{Cite web|title=CloudTour - London Web Tour|url=https://www.cloudtour.tv/london|access-date=2020-10-19|website=CloudTour|language=en}}
Other projects include the development of virtual trails for the protected wreck site at Thorness Bay{{Cite web|title=CloudTour - Thorness Web Tour|url=https://www.cloudtour.tv/thorness|access-date=2020-10-19|website=CloudTour|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2018-08-03|title=Take 3D virtual tour of protected wreck in Thorness Bay|url=https://onthewight.com/take-3d-tour-of-protected-wreck-in-thorness-bay/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Isle of Wight News from OnTheWight|language=en-GB}} and the submarine U8,{{Cite web|title=CloudTour - U8 Web Tour|url=https://www.cloudtour.tv/u8|access-date=2020-10-19|website=CloudTour|language=en}} and the retained archaeologist role for a number of offshore wind farms.
In media
MSDS Marine has been featured on the BBC's Digging for Britain,BBC Four- Digging for Britain season 4, episode 2 "East". Original air date 17 March 2016BBC Four- Digging for Britain season 6, episode 2 "East". Original air date 29 November 2017 Wind Energy Network Magazine{{Cite web|title=WEN49_WEB|url=https://online.flowpaper.com/7ac10783/WEN49WEB/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=online.flowpaper.com}} Current Archaeology magazine, and the National Geographic Channel’s Drain the Oceans.National Geographic Channel- Drain the Oceans season 1, episode 5 "Sunken Treasures". Original air date 18 July 2018{{Cite web|title=Excavation of Dutch VOC ship the Rooswijk on National Geographic {{!}} Maritime heritage|url=https://maritime-heritage.com/content/excavation-dutch-voc-ship-rooswijk-national-geographic|access-date=2020-10-19|website=maritime-heritage.com}}