Major Projects Foundation

09/07/2025

While surveying World War II ship wrecks in the Solomon Islands, the Major Projects Foundation and Inkfish teams took a moment to pay their respects to the service personnel who rest in the waters of Iron Bottom Sound.

02/06/2025

We’re proud to be part of an extraordinary expedition in the Solomon Islands.

Over the next three months, the team will:
🔹 Explore WWII shipwrecks and unexploded ordnance
🔹 Study coral reefs and ocean currents
🔹 Map uncharted seafloor

With cutting-edge tech and deep collaboration, this project is helping unlock critical knowledge of the region’s marine environment.

Watch the video to see the journey begin.

08/05/2025

Australian Geographic just published a powerful article about the thousands of rusting war wrecks littering our oceans — some still holding millions of litres of oil, chemicals, and explosives.

The Major Projects Foundation is proud to be featured for our work identifying and decontaminating the most high-risk wrecks across the Pacific, especially in places like Chuuk Lagoon. With limited local resources, these communities face the brunt of a problem they didn’t cause.

By mapping wrecks, modelling oil spill risks, and building local capability, we’re helping stop a silent crisis before it hits. Thank you to Australian Geographic for shining a light on this global issue.

🛢️ Read the full article here:
👉 https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2025/05/cleaning-up-toxic-wartime-shipwrecks/

Australian maritime archaeologists are helping to decontaminate rusty war shipwrecks in the Pacific, preventing billions of litres of oil and other pollutants from leaking into the ocean.