Subsea works, underwater UXO clearance and hyperbaric operations.
SEMTEC, the subsea subsidiary of DEMINETEC Group, brings underwater inspection, marine UXO clearance and hyperbaric works expertise to the port and industrial community of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Our Class II commercial divers — certified under French Decree 2011-45 (hyperbaric class B) and trained to NEDEX/EOD standards — operate on harbours, marine structures, ships' hulls and coastal areas contaminated by 20th-century conflicts.
Sarajevo endured the longest siege in modern history: 1,425 days from April 1992 to February 1996, during which the Army of Republika Srpska shelled the city from the surrounding hills with an average of 329 shell impacts per day, peaking at over 3,700 on 22 July 1993. Mortars, artillery, modified air bombs, sniper rounds and anti-personnel mines saturated the urban fabric and the front lines on Mount Trebević, Igman and Žuč.
Bosnia and Herzegovina remains one of the most mine-affected countries in Europe. Mine Action Centres (BHMAC) report several thousand square kilometres of confirmed and suspected hazardous areas, with regular casualties. Sarajevo Canton continues to host clearance operations on former confrontation lines, military barracks and along the M-17 corridor.
Sarajevo's reconstruction — Marindvor, Skenderija, Pofalići and Hrasno — together with infrastructure programmes such as the Corridor Vc motorway (Sarajevo bypass) and BiH Railway modernisation, requires integrated pyrotechnic risk management combining anti-personnel mine clearance, UXO disposal and historical desk studies.
Pyrotechnic historical desk study (EHT) and safety study (ESP) for any harbour, river or submerged-works project around Sarajevo.
Magnetometric survey of riverbanks, canals and inland water bodies in the region of Sarajevo.
Technical works in any industrial facility with submerged basins, tanks or pipelines.
Class II/III diver surveys of inland infrastructure: dams, locks, intake structures.
Subsea pyrotechnic audits, owner's-engineering support and training of local crews.
In the strategic port of Sarajevo, SEMTEC mobilises divers, observation ROVs and marine magnetometers to secure basins, jetties, approach channels and anchorages where 20th-century munitions still routinely lie on the seabed.
SEMTEC operates in Sarajevo and across Bosnia and Herzegovina from our French bases at La Seyne-sur-Mer (Var) and Wancourt (Pas-de-Calais), our Belgian office in Bruges and our Ukrainian site in Kyiv. Diving spread and naval logistics are mobilised on demand.
Yes. Riverbanks, canals, inland-port basins and reservoirs all fall within our remit. The region of Sarajevo contains submerged sites of pyrotechnic interest linked to 20th-century conflicts.
Yes, through DEMINETEC Group. The parent company handles land areas while SEMTEC addresses submerged structures and wet zones on the same project.
Typically 5–15 working days depending on distance and logistics. For Sarajevo, plan road transport of diving spread, ROV and mobile chamber.
Yes. SEMTEC holds hyperbaric class-B authorisations, MASE certification and works with a referenced hyperbaric occupational-health service.
For any survey, inspection or subsea intervention in Sarajevo, contact our teams:
Tel: +33 (0)9 52 51 00 63
Email: contact@semtec-france.com