Key points
- Debmarine Namibia has unveiled two next-generation subsea crawlers valued at N$1.1 billion, built in-house and expected to boost diamond recovery by 20%, recovering around 80,000 natural marine diamonds annually.
- Project Manager David Shivute says the new crawler weighs 370 tonnes, over 100 tonnes heavier than the previous generation, and requires 3.4 megawatts of power to operate.
- Chief Operating Officer Maenge Shipiki-Kali says the crawlers are fully compliant with environmental policies, causing minimal seabed disturbance and using no chemicals in the process.
