Between 1987 and 2001, Salvor has provided rescue or assistance to ships at sea in seven instances. Two cases involved collisions near Hawaii: the USNS Safeguard boat accident in August 1987,[7][32] and the Collision of USS Greeneville with Eihme Maru between February and November 2001.[19][33][34] Salvor also assisted in the Exxon Houston grounding near Barbers Point, Hawaii, in March 1989,[8][35] and the Kamalu barge fire in May 1989.[8] On three occasions, Salvor has assisted a ship at sea that has suffered a catastrophic equipment loss: recovering the primary towing pendant of the Ex-USS Duncan/USNS Navajo in January 1995,[14] the anchor chain of the USS Willamette in February 1995,[14] and the towed sonar array of the USS Los Angeles in June 1996.[36]

During the same time, Salvor participated in seven sea-recoveries of military aircraft submerged to depths of up to 17,251 feet:[11] an A-6E Intruder (VA-145) in Puget Sound, Washington,[9] a UH-46D Sea Knight at Wake Island,[11] a SH-60 Seahawk and a F/A-18C Hornet (VFA-22) near San Diego,[12][14] and two United States Air Force F-16 Falcons in Korean waters and the Sea of Japan.[37][38]

Other salvage operations undertaken by Salvor include repairing the propeller blades of the HMAS Darwin,[9] repairing the hull of BRP Rajah Humabon,[39] recovering a LARC-V amphibious vehicle,[40] recovering and disposing of a 1,000 pound Mark 83 bomb,[40] pumping out oil leaking from the wreck of USS Mississinewa,[21] and exploring the wreck of the USS Lagarto in the Gulf of Thailand.[41]