About Us

SEAMOR Marine was established in 2006 in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island on Canada’s west coast. In the spring of the following year, the adventure leapt forward with the purchase of intellectual property rights from a local Nanaimo tech company, Inuktun Services Ltd., where Robin Li, President, previously worked.

Founded by Inja Ma and Robin Li, a wife and husband team, SEAMOR represents the entrepreneurial spirit of intrepid immigrants, dedicated to creating a successful venture in their new country. Inja transitioned her managerial skills drawn from a background in the education field, with a focus on overseeing finance and accounting, and leading SEAMOR’s team to ensure team members are motivated, productive, and engaged. Robin drew from his previous experience in technical sales to create the overall business strategy, set goals for growth, and realize the potential in global markets.

The original SEAMOR ROV was a retirement project for the co-founders of Inuktun Services Ltd., Terry Knight and Al Robinson; these two innovators designed and manufactured the first underwater swimming vehicle in 1989 and Al’s spouse back then named it “SEAMOR” – which means See More – inspired by Mt. Seymour in North Vancouver, BC, where they started their dream. At that time, it was an expensive toy for private boat owners, a gizmo for chasing crabs and fish. When it was first developed, this underwater technology was ground-breaking. We are proud and grateful to take over ownership and further development of this state-of-the-art technology.  

Since 2006, SEAMOR Marine has made tremendous progress, evolving the technology, focusing on growth, forward momentum, and commitment to provide solutions to underwater needs. In 2015, the company developed two flagship ROV models based on the original SEAMOR design under the new Engineering team led by Dr. Chris Parker. The new hydrodynamic, intuitive design featured all electrical components inside the electrical cannister using the newest technology available. Each SEAMOR model has been named to reflect where we are: Canada’s west coast. Both the Chinook and Steelhead are named after fishes that are found on the west coast. In 2018, SEAMOR’s Engineering team developed the Mako model which gives more payload that can offer more solutions for users. The development of the next generation of the SEAMOR ROV is currently underway.

SEAMOR Marine is one of just a few subsea ROV companies in Canada that exports products all over the world. SEAMOR ROVs can now be found on every continent and in every major body of water. SEAMOR’s brand is gaining a strong reputation as a global leader providing powerful, reliable, versatile, quality technology and outstanding customer service. With over a decade of experience developing and manufacturing underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), our team is very proud to promote our unique underwater ROVs in global markets and continue to grow as an innovative leader in our industry.

Our Management Team

Our Vision

Come See the Deep

We are good and creative people who help inspire the world to discover the deep.

Our Mission

We aim to bring the newest underwater technology to the world that can ultimately discover and support where humans have never touched. We give people the eye to uncover the deep.

Core Values

Collaboration – We work together, listen to each other, value our differences while taking on challenges and solving problems that create results for our customers, employees, suppliers, global partners and the communities that we serve.

Family – We are committed to building an encouraging, caring, and supportive environment. We share a responsibility to support our team members and enrich their lives.

Adventure – We are adventurous, creative and open minded in the type of work we do and the projects we take on and our creativity in finding solutions with new technology development.

Act with Integrity – We are honest and forthright in our dealings. Building trust builds a better product and in turn, a better company.

Growth – We are constantly aiming to grow both as individuals and as a company. We structure our work environment, so each person is enabled to create their best work and achieve their maximum potential. As each individual grows, so does the whole organisation, as well as the community in which we work.

About Our ROVs

SEAMOR ROVs have been designed with an engineering philosophy of modularity. This allows customers to select from a wide range of accessories and upgrades that can be added on to any of SEAMOR’s three flagship vehicles:

• the Steelhead (a compact vehicle able to dive to 300 meters);
• the Chinook (a powerful mid-weight vehicle with HD capability, able dive to 600 meters;
• the Mako (a large, open-bay ROV with heavy payload).

SEAMOR also offers a wide range of in-house designed and built accessories such as auxiliary cameras, lights, handheld control pendant, and grippers. A cutting-edge 7-funtion hydraulic arm is also being developed for complex manipulation/sample retrieval.