About

The key to Rovarch’s success is due to Neil Cunningham Dobson, Rovarch’s founder and director.

Neil is one of a handful of uniquely talented scientists in the world who have successfully conducted ground-breaking archaeology in the challenging frontier of our planet’s deep waters.

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Neil has investigated more shipwrecks with ROV technology than any other marine archaeologist in the world. 

This stems from over decades in the marine and offshore oil industry. Neil served as a deck officer in the British Merchant Navy, as a stability officer on semi-submersible and jack-up drilling rigs, and as an offshore survival instructor/examiner. Neil also holds commercial diving certification and ROV pilot certification.

This professional marine background coupled with his marine archaeological credentials and experience makes him unique. Neil and Rovarch have the ability to relate equally well to industry, media, the public, university, college and student.

Rovarch has played a key role in some of the most important and controversial shipwrecks in the world.