History of SSE Mr. Francis Danakody's interest in diving dates back to his early school days. What began as a school boy's love for the sea quickly turned into a passion. After completing his education, he joined the Royal Naval Base in Singapore. Later he joined the crew at Salvage Engineers. He soon mastered marine work, underwater blasting and most importantly salvage works. His specialization extends to underwater welding, cutting and blasting with minimal damage to surrounding wharves and installation. Such expertise is sustained only with the use of high tech equipments. Francis purchased state of the art equipments, thus keeping his company relevant and modern at all times. It was in 1968 that he ventured on his own, setting up the Singapore Salvage Engineers Pte Ltd (SSE)

Growth of SSE In 1969, Francis bought a 150 tonne crane barge, 2 tugboats, diving apparatus and other essential equipments for salvage works. No job was too small for him. Every job, small or big provided valuable training for his divers. Some of the projects undertaken by SSE include the cleaning of the circulating water intakes at several power stations as well as salvage works at reservoirs and mines.