Darkwater Exploration is the Enviromarine division offering underwater video and sonar inspection from Creston across Western Canada. Its published fleet comprises the 150 m-rated M 2 Pro and 100 m-rated M 2 and Gladius Mini S, with stabilized 4K video and platform-specific manipulators and lights. Kootenay Diving independently confirms a three-ROV partnership and reports up to two hours per battery. The offering is an inspection service using portable commercial vehicles; endurance and capability depend on the selected platform and site conditions.
Technical detail
Core features
M 2 Pro rated to 150 m; M 2 and Gladius Mini S to 100 m
Stabilized 4K video with platform-specific manipulator options
Pipe, reservoir, outfall and environmental inspection services
Kootenay Diving partnership with reported two-hour battery endurance
ROV
Imaging sonar
4K video
Robotic arm
Underwater inspection
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Municipal reservoir inspection
Waterline and outfall inspection
Fisheries and environmental surveys
Underwater search and recovery
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Commercial inspection service documented by Darkwater and its diving-service partner. Named military contracts, qualification and independently measured survey accuracy were not recovered.
Commercial availability
Available for Western Canadian site inspections and underwater search. Confirm selected ROV, sonar configuration, current/visibility limits, reservoir hygiene requirements, deliverables and operator arrangements.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Portable ROV, imaging-sonar and video-inspection services could support localized underwater assessment and recovery tasks; mission fit is derived and no defence customer is asserted.
This is a reviewed public-source assessment. It is not procurement eligibility, endorsement, customer interest, or classified demand.
Original sources 2 linked records
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · core features
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · summary
Darkwater Exploration provides portable ROV video inspection, imaging-sonar and intervention services for waterlines, reservoirs, outfalls, environmental surveys and underwater searches.
Supports: Capability · summary
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · core features
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · core features
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · capability type
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Capability · name
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Mission area · Underwater ISR
Portable ROV, imaging-sonar and video-inspection services could support localized underwater assessment and recovery tasks; mission fit is derived and no defence customer is asserted.
Supports: Mission area · Underwater ISR
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Mission area · Underwater ISR
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Mission area · Underwater ISR
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Supports: Mission area · Underwater ISR
Darkwater identifies itself as the Creston BC division of Canadian Enviromarine Ltd., offering Western Canadian underwater inspection using M2 Pro rated to 150 m, M2 and Gladius Mini S rated to 100 m, stabilized 4K video, imaging sonar and manipulator options. These are supplier fleet specifications, not evidence of military qualification.
Kootenay Diving confirms partnership with Darkwater, a three-ROV fleet rated up to 150 m and up to two hours per battery; separately identifies Enviromarine surface-work support and a 20-foot jet workboat. Endurance is partner-reported and not guaranteed under all payload/current conditions.
Supports: Capability · summary
Kootenay Diving confirms partnership with Darkwater, a three-ROV fleet rated up to 150 m and up to two hours per battery; separately identifies Enviromarine surface-work support and a 20-foot jet workboat. Endurance is partner-reported and not guaranteed under all payload/current conditions.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
Kootenay Diving confirms partnership with Darkwater, a three-ROV fleet rated up to 150 m and up to two hours per battery; separately identifies Enviromarine surface-work support and a 20-foot jet workboat. Endurance is partner-reported and not guaranteed under all payload/current conditions.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Kootenay Diving confirms partnership with Darkwater, a three-ROV fleet rated up to 150 m and up to two hours per battery; separately identifies Enviromarine surface-work support and a 20-foot jet workboat. Endurance is partner-reported and not guaranteed under all payload/current conditions.
