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Submerged Outboard Recovery
A submerged outboard is a race against corrosion. Once salt water gets inside the powerhead, oxidation starts within hours and can seize the engine permanently if it dries out contaminated. The engine must not be started, and it needs to be flushed and preserved quickly. EEK recovers and flushes dunked outboards before the damage becomes terminal.
Call Now: 0800 769 00024/7 marine fuel recovery — nationwide
What to Look For
The outboard went fully or partly underwater
Salt water entered the powerhead, intake, or exhaust
The engine was retrieved from the seabed or a swamped well
Common Causes
Boat capsize or sinking
The whole rig goes under, submerging the outboard.
Transom failure
A failed transom or bracket drops the leg and powerhead into the water.
What to Do — and What Not to Do
Do
- Keep it off
- Get it out of the water and drained
- Call EEK on 0800 769 000 urgently — time matters
Don't
- Start, crank, or run the engine
- Attempt to burn off contaminated fuel by running it
- Top up the oil or fuel before the system is assessed
- Motor the vessel back to the ramp under its own power
- Pump contaminated fuel overboard — it is an environmental offence
How Recovery Works
1.Call 0800 769 000 — do not start or run the engine
2.We confirm the vessel name, location (marina and berth), and what happened
3.A certified marine technician is dispatched to the vessel
4.Contamination assessed and the affected fuel or oil system isolated
5.Contaminated fuel or oil drained and captured for compliant disposal
6.Fuel or oil system flushed and filters replaced
7.System refilled to manufacturer specification and the engine checked
8.Insurance report generated on request