10/21/09 - Deep Down Announces 30-Year Anniversary of Flotation Technologies


HOUSTON, TX – October 21, 2009 – Deep Down, Inc. (OTC BB: DPDW) announces the 30th anniversary of Flotation Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Over the past three decades, Flotation Technologies has served as a world-leading buoyancy manufacturer to offshore oil, defense, seismic, and oceanographic customers in more than 40 countries around the globe. Flotation Technologies has invented or brought to market numerous proprietary products designed to meet the needs of its diverse customer base, including ADCP buoys, trawl resistant bottom mounts (TRBM), distributed buoyancy modules, bend restrictors, drilling riser buoyancy modules, and cable floats. Flotation Technologies has also been involved in developing products for unique applications ranging from movie production to space exploration. For example, in 1996, the company manufactured the ROV buoyancy used in filming James Cameron’s Academy-award-winning movie “Titanic.” Ten years later, in 2006, Flotation Technologies engineered and fabricated the buoyancy product used in NASA’s “DepthX” project (an autonomous vehicle bound for one of Jupiter’s moons).

“We’re proud that Flotation Technologies is part of the Deep Down family,” commented Ronald E. Smith, Deep Down, Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “This milestone stands as a testimony to the Company’s commitment to its customers and the markets it serves. We look forward to continued growth and innovation from Flotation Technologies for many years to come.”

About Deep Down, Inc.

Deep Down, Inc. (OTC BB: DPDW) is an oilfield services company serving the worldwide offshore exploration and production industry. Deep Down’s proven services and technological solutions include distribution system installation support and engineering services, umbilical terminations, loose-tube steel flying leads, distributed and drill riser buoyancy, ROVs and ROV tooling, as well as marine vessel automation, control, and ballast systems. Deep Down supports subsea engineering, installation, commissioning, and maintenance projects through specialized, highly experienced service teams and engineered technological solutions. The company’s primary focus is on more complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services and technologies, used between the platform and the wellhead. Deep Down provides these services through its three subsidiaries. More information about Deep Down is available at www.deepdowncorp.com, by contacting the Company at (281) 517-5000, or ir@deepdowninc.com.



About Flotation Technologies, Inc.

Flotation Technologies, Inc. a subsidiary of Deep Down Inc. is a world leader in the engineering, design and manufacturing of deepwater buoyancy systems using high-strength Flotec™ syntactic foams and polyurethane elastomers.

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For Further Information

ir@deepdowninc.com
281-517-5000